| GOSSIPCOLUMNIST | Woman presumably watching Stars at Night from 21 down with one of those employed by someone who runs daily? (6,9) |
| BEEFSTEAKTOMATO | Two types of meat from 21 down with fruit? (9,6) |
| DEADPAN | Type of humour employed by someone with a deliberately emotionless face (7) |
| USED | Employed by someone else first (4) |
| LILY | White woman, presumably (4) |
| SCARF | One of those employed by magician raises capital in Switzerland, losing nothing at first (5) |
| HAMMERIN | Use one of those employed by chippie to criticise local type of crowd (6,2) |
| MANDOLIN | Guy on dole briefly popular with one of those employed by musician (8) |
| WRAY | Watching star Emma gets direction about right (4) |
| TRAUMA | Turns up at the start of 13 down with one of the Big Cats scratching the head in shock (6) |
| LAWMAN | Found in 6 down with one of the relatives consumed by front garden (6) |
| EARLYBIRD | Is not late meeting equivalent of 8 down with one of the first plates? (5,4) |
| MOORE | Surname of Patrick who presented The Sky At Night from 1957 until 2013 (5) |
| SILICON | She's in love with leader's image and one of those employed in the chip business (7) |
| LAVABO | One of those employed in The Abbey washing their hands of workplace hiring scientists including Virginia Ring (6) |
| CARVINGKNIFE | One of those employed in the kitchen to implement cuts is used by the farmer's wife on three occasions? (7,5) |
| CHEESEGRATER | One of those employed in pizzeria to cut down on the Parmesan - Pecorino is better we hear (6,6) |
| DECKLE | One of those employed in the manual papermaking business, set up The Spanish College in Kildare and Dublin (6) |
| DETRACTOR | Someone who runs down from French vehicle (9) |
| TOASTER | One of those employed in the winery carrying old appliance for Browning (7) |
