| CARRIAGES | Changing gear, car is made into a train perhaps (9) |
| OVERDRIVE | Very high gear (car); intense activity (9) |
| BLUEMOVIE | Book, disgraceful volume that is made into a porn film? |
| LIFEOFPI | A long sentence from Greek letter is made into a book (4,2,2) |
| WASABI | Japanese plant whose root is made into a pungent condiment (6) |
| BUDGERIGAR | Shift gear, car failing to start — one probably not flying? |
| GLADRAGS | Top Gear's car race caught in mirror, briefly (4,4) |
| TARPAULIN | Man getting into a train bundled in a sheet (9) |
| PASSENGER | One on a train perhaps |
| NEWSMEDIA | Novel is made into radio and TV, perhaps (4,5) |
| MEATBALLS | What stale lamb is made into! (4,5) |
| TERMINATE | Complete journey to meet train, perhaps (9) |
| ABSCONDED | Left hurriedly and secretly, by train perhaps (9) |
| TRACKSUIT | In a truck, sit changing gear for practice (9) |
| DUNGAREES | What to wear if changing gear in sandhills? (9) |
| SAXIFRAGE | Instrument provided before changing gear behind plant (9) |
| SHIFTLESS | Lazy way to cut down on changing gear (9) |
| ABOARD | A poet receiving oxygen on a train, perhaps |
| COACH | He can train you - in part of a train, perhaps (5) |
| TIRANA | A train perhaps spotted in European capital (6) |
