| DEARTH | Began delivering soil during shortage. (6) |
| VERTICAL | The anecic group form deep, permanent and ___ tunnels within the soil during the day and surface during the night to feed on plant matter. |
| STANDPIPE | Source of water during shortage (9) |
| LADYLUCK | Fortune duly changed during shortage (4,4) |
| DRY | Like the soil during a drought |
| DRIVENUP | Like prices during shortages |
| HOARDING | Advertising conducive to structure overstocking during shortages? (8) |
| DODDIE | Delivering regularly warped, wedged door before last resistance of great Scots lock (6,6,4) |
| GEORGE | Delivering regularly warped, wedged door before last resistance of great Scots lock (6,6,4) |
| UPSHOT | People delivering popular result (6) |
| PHRASE | Run towards centre of stage, delivering some words (6) |
| GIDEON | One delivering the Bible with God in spirit (6) |
| TIRADE | One puncturing plumbing, maybe delivering angry speech (6) |
| ROADIE | Rockers' old ally delivering important equipment initially (6) |
| ICEMEN | You will find them delivering around the blocks (6) |
| STRESS | Call attention to, when delivering (6) |
| FLOATS | Vehicles for delivering milk; or, tools for smoothing plaster (6) |
| CUDGEL | Charlie glugged liquid after delivering two goods for club (6) |
| ALARMS | Those delivering a wake-up call to car thieves! (6) |
| POSTAL | Of or relating to the system for delivering mail (6) |
