| OILFILTER | Busily toil with file and rod to make engine cleaner (3,6) |
| STROKER | Type of kit to make engine pistons move faster (7) |
| CREOSOTE | Oily liquid makes engine start in faulty scooter (8) |
| INGENUE | Newcomer makes engine turn ... (7) |
| WORKHORSE | Toil with animal - one that could perform arduous tasks (9) |
| XYLOPHONE | Unknowns remove file and instrument... (9) |
| CONGEREEL | Farewell to what angler has on rod to get fish |
| BARTENDER | Who might produce a round rod to be attached to small boat (9) |
| KEEPORDER | Zoo employee holding bent rod to maintain discipline (4,5) |
| IDEERECUE | What's generally thought before getting rod to go after fish? |
| POLICEOFFICER | Force cop working with file to enrol one other cop (6,7) |
| INFLAME | Provoke man with file to get agitated (7) |
| ABRADE | File a nail with file, finally (6) |
| LOITER | Arrange toil with hesitation and hang around (6) |
| IHAVENTGOTACLUE | Can vague toil with the cryptic lead to this admission? (1,6,3,1,4) |
| ALLINGOODTIME | Be patient with one goldmine - toil with difficulty |
| OILPAINT | Toil, with pain, to secure art material (3,5) |
| ELFISH | To be mischievous, switch the file and remain quiet |
| DATACORRUPTION | Reason for a broken digital file, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| MANICURESET | Armani cures Ethiopian with nail file and scissors (8,3) |
