| CHERRYPICKER | Crane, one employed on a fruit farm? |
| CHERRYPICKING | Choosing the best job on the fruit farm? |
| DAVIT | What small crane, one of a pair, suspends or lowers a lifeboat? (5) |
| GRUS | Symbolised by a crane, one of the constellations named after a bird, along with Aquila the Eagle, Columba the Dove, Corvus the Crow, Cygnus the Swan and others (4) |
| RESONANCE | Sonority of cranes one has upset (9) |
| SEA | Names a different one employed on board (3,3) |
| MAN | Names a different one employed on board (6) |
| CATTLEMAN | Tom Thumb's first sweetheart, one employed on farm |
| TEMP | A person employed on a temporary basis (4) |
| GREENKEEPER | One employed on course to help it retain its colour |
| BEATER | Mixing implement; one employed on shoot |
| DECKHAND | Two sets of cards, one employed on board? |
| WATERPASSAGE | The craft required by one employed on the river! (12) |
| SERVANT | One employed on domestic duties (sometimes humble) (7) |
| LASCAR | Term for a local sailor employed on a European ship in the Indian Ocean (6) |
| WRANGLER | Animal handler, as employed on a North American ranch or a film set (8) |
| CASUAL | Worker employed on a temporary basis; or, a description of informal clothes worn for everyday places (6) |
| TROMBONE | Player who may be employed on a sliding scale |
| STAFFA | People employed on a Scottish island (6) |
| DAYLABOURER | Worker who is employed on a short-term basis (3,8) |
