| VENDOR | Before repair, initially aim to stop very old machine giving out |
| INTHEFIRSTPLACE | Lift isn't cheaper to repair, initially (2,3,5,5) |
| PREFIX | Con, say, comes before repair (6) |
| DIEPPE | Stop very quietly close to cafe in French port (6) |
| EXPRESS | Obsolete printing machine that does not stop very often (7) |
| OVERSPILL | Flood very nearly stops very big ball (9) |
| DRIER | Machine giving spin doctor inspiring praise regularly |
| PRINTER | Machine giving output of word processor (7) |
| TIEPIN | Said to use keyboard to enter device with aim to stop flapping (3-3) |
| LAVENDER | Aim to stop old tennis champion producing herbaceous plant (8) |
| RESTORATION | A project to bring an old machine back to showroom condition. (11) |
| IMPASTO | Aim to stop crude application of paint in this way |
| PACER | Type of racehorse some aim to stop ace riding (5) |
| PROHIBITIONS | They aim to stop the selling of alcohol, for instance, in bars (12) |
| INNUENDO | Suggestion: aim to stop union arguing (8) |
| STEN | Grim king's taken out old machine gun (4) |
| NAIL | Common term for a very poorly treated old machine. (4) |
| STEAMTIGHT | Mates playing, drunk, like an efficient old machine (10) |
| OSTEND | Old machine gun emplacement above Dutch North Sea port (6) |
| SPINNINGWHEEL | Old machine for making yarn (8,5) |
