| COXSWAIN | Crew member who never does a stroke (8) |
| NIGHTWATCHMAN | Vigilant chap who never does a day's work (13) |
| ARGONAUT | In Greek mythology, any of the crew members who sailed with Jason (8) |
| DONTDILLYDALI | Artist who never does things at a snail's pace? |
| CAT | Housemate who never does the dishes |
| NIGHT | & 1Dn. One on this never does a day's work (5,5) |
| SHIFT | One on this never does a day's work (5,5) |
| ROADIE | A crew member who sets up and dismantles equipment on a pop group's music tour (6) |
| STEWARD | Crew member who serves casserole next to A road (7) |
| DOLLYGRIP | Film-crew member who operates a moving camera platform (5,4) |
| UPTIGHTGRIP | Camera crew member who's a bit too high-strung? |
| JUSTIN | Cheeky pseudonym for a reporter who is always on the brink of missing his deadline, but never does: ___ 22A |
| BOILS | *A watched pot never does this |
| RISE | Something a pellet never does when it leaves the barrel (4) |
| STATOR | Rotates, almost, in a way, but it never does (6) |
| DEER | A male one could become royal, but never does (4) |
| WHITERTHANWHITE | Completely good and honest and never does anything bad (6,4,5) |
| PANDA | Animal people accept never does anything to begin with (5) |
| NOTONYOURLIFE | Never does this suggest it's someone else's autobiography? (3,2,4,4) |
| MULLIGAN | A stroke in golf allowed to be played from the same spot as a preceding stroke that went wrong (8) |