| SOUNDINGBOARD | FINDING OUT WHAT THE DIRECTORS THINK OF A DEVICE FOR INCREASING RESONANCE |
| CHESTEXPANDER | A device for increasing the volume of the strong-box? (5,8) |
| ACCELERATOR | A device for increasing speed, especially the throttle pedal in a motor vehicle (11) |
| DIVININGRODIN | Figuring out what "The Thinker" is thinking about? |
| READINGLAMP | An aid to finding out what the book actually says (7,4) |
| REALISING | Finding out what the stock seller is doing (9) |
| BOOSTER | A device for increasing electrical power or voltage |
| AMP | A politician's device for increasing volume of sound |
| AMPLIFIER | An electronic device for increasing the volume of electric signals (9) |
| STILL | Photograph of a device for making spirits (5) |
| SINISTER | Heraldic band running from the top right to the bottom left of a device, the bend ... |
| INDIANCLUB | Bottle-shaped device for increasing shoulder strength/flexibility (6,4) |
| MEGAPHONE | Great harpist's beginning to get quiet, needing one device for increasing volume (9) |
| MODEL | A representation, usually on a smaller scale, of a device, structure, etc (5) |
| WAITER | Write a novel at the table laying out what The Bar has to offer (6) |
| OHMAN | What one might say after figuring out what the answers to the starred clues have in common? |
| RESONATOR | Device for increasing sound |
| STOCKTAKING | Finding out what's in store ___ by rustling? (5-6) |
| PROTOTYPE | First version (of a device) built for development (9) |
| CLOCKWORK | Inner workings of a device studied in horology; or, a novel by Philip Pullman (9) |