| IMPOVERISH | Devil about his work, which is to reduce quality (10) |
| CUTCORNERS | Cold returns anew, squeezing company to reduce quality |
| IRONMINER | One who's picky about his work? |
| POETIC | Gothic writer rejected quotation about his work? (6) |
| GREENHOUSE | The objective of the Kyoto Protocol is to reduce emissions of these types of gases |
| SNIPER | His aim is to reduce the opposition one by one (6) |
| LABOURSAVING | Perhaps rescue by midwife is to reduce workload |
| PENNYPINCH | Girl to fix clothing for church, which is to be tight (5-5) |
| JOHNBUNYAN | Author of The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come |
| JUSTASWELL | Fair, also, which is to the good |
| SPRINGTIME | Rising temp spreading, which is to be expected after winter |
| DENOUEMENT | Part of a fictional work which unravels its plot |
| DOUBLEBASS | Two goals in school - one of which is to play in the band (6,4) |
| OPAL | Stone work which is above a learner (4) |
| DENTISTRY | Work which is looking down in the mouth? (9) |
| GOODJOB | Said for some work which is well done? (4,3) |
| ENCYCLOPEDIA | Reference work which is a compendium of knowledge (12) |
| COMMUNICATE | Crickets ___ with various types of chirps. A calling song which is to find a potential mate. A courting song which is sung when the female accepts the male as her mate and another type of chirp which |
| CAUCASUS | This mountain system lies between the Black Sea (which is to its west) and the Caspian Sea (which is to its east). It reaches across parts of Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. (8) |
| SACRISTAN | Church officer is missing - emergency: devil about! (9) |
