| GROPING | Feeling George will take work home by midnight (7) |
| LIBRARY | You may take work home from it (7) |
| PRIMING | Preparing to be home by midnight, after formal |
| RAISING | Lifting a little food by midnight (7) |
| GUYROPE | Fellow about to take work in line (3-4) |
| OCTOPUS | It takes work, under a month, to find a sea creature (7) |
| DROPOUT | Medic takes work away from one who didn't finish his training (7) |
| RUDISHA | Work, house & car in retirement: the writer's pretence (8,8) |
| PLESSIS | Work, house & car in retirement: the writer's pretence (8,8) |
| LEGOVER | Work, house & car in retirement: the writer's pretence (8,8) |
| PRADESH | Work, house & car in retirement: the writer's pretence (8,8) |
| GRAYSON | Work, house & car in retirement: the writer's pretence (8,8) |
| PROBLEM | Work, house & car in retirement: the writer's pretence (8,8) |
| EVERETT | Work, house & car in retirement: the writer's pretence (8,8) |
| HOGWEED | Work, house & car in retirement: the writer's pretence (8,8) |
| PUNDITS | George Will types |
| COPSHOP | Cooking chops takes work in station (3,4) |
| RETURNING | About to go home by midnight - is coming back (9) |
| KNITTING | Drunk relatives indicated non-drinker home by midnight and engaged in handicraft |
| AIRCONDITIONING | Cools things down as pair blow top observing stipulation to be home by midnight |
