| OCCUPANTS | Backing company workers accepting trophy for residents (9) |
| OCCUPANT | Owner of business backed worker accepting trophy (8) |
| SIROCCO | Blow for man, commander backing company (7) |
| ASSEMBLY | Cleverly hiding bungle, backing company (8) |
| ORTHOPAEDIC | With regard to Bones, backing company admits Aphrodite is confused (11) |
| ANCIENTS | Social workers accepting unusual gathering of nice, elderly people (8) |
| TOBESURE | Workers accepting orders are leaderless, no doubt (2,2,4) |
| SPOTLIGHT | Modest accepting trophy and fame (9) |
| FULLTIMER | Cloth worker accepting brief hand on return, no job share for him |
| CITIZENRY | Spot over in nice ground beside track for residents (9) |
| LOWLANDER | Cattle call for one coming down for resident of coastal plain |
| NEBRASKAN | Bankers arranged 50% loan for resident of Omaha (9) |
| EXUBERANT | Former US tech company worker is in high spirits (9) |
| MUFFINMAN | Mistake comic actor for resident of Drury Lane |
| COGNIZANT | Aware company worker needs to store up energy |
| COGNISANT | Informed company worker reversed pipe plugs |
| FIRMHANDSHAKE | Confident greeting as company workers take fish (4,9) |
| FIRSTRESPONDER | Stateside firefighter, for example, sorts proportional representation for residents (5,9) |
| OCCUPATIONS | Trades places, avoiding Labour leader accepting trophy (11) |
| ADJUTANT | Notice worker accepting project for military assistant (8) |
