| BLACK | Doctor backs time travel for covering the onset of labour movement (5,5,6) |
| MATTER | Doctor backs time travel for covering the onset of labour movement (5,5,6) |
| LIVES | Doctor backs time travel for covering the onset of labour movement (5,5,6) |
| LABYRINTH | After onset of labour, any birth can turn into confusing process |
| TOLPUDDLEMARTYRS | Early heroes of the labour movement |
| MODESTY | The quality of being unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or accomplishments; pudency; or, a panel, piece or veil for covering the bosom or decolletage (7) |
| NEWLEFT | Old Labour movement that flew out of the net? (3,4) |
| BLAIR | Big name in the New Labour movement of British politics |
| HAMMERCLOTH | Severely criticise the clergy for covering the coach-box (11) |
| TERROR | The Reign of ___, a period of violence occurring after the onset of the French Revolution (6) |
| LEAF | Primitive material for covering the bare facts! (3-4) |
| FIG | Primitive material for covering the bare facts! (3-4) |
| HOSE | What for covering the fireman low joints uses (4) |
| ROOF | It's for covering the hole up and to keep rain out (4) |
| ARNETT | Peter, U.S. journalist noted for covering the Vietnam and Gulf Wars (6) |
| ENTOMB | Old doctor backs top medical specialty in Bury (6) |
| MALMO | Doctor backs endless sex here in Sweden (5) |
| DENDRON | Doctor backs study on nerve cell projection (7) |
| CONTRACTION | Legal agreement, one dealing with labour movement? (11) |
| DRESSING | A bandage for covering the body (8) |
