| CARAWAY | Growing evidence of a motor missing |
| ENGINE | Motor missing centre, needing to be replaced |
| ASPEN | Growing evidence of when to write? (5) |
| POPLARS | Growing evidence that dad has a Scandinavian forename (7) |
| CARROTS | Growing evidence that a vehicle rusts (7) |
| REEDS | Growing evidence that Ed's in the reserves (5) |
| LILAC | Growing evidence that I'm within call, perhaps |
| SALSIFY | Growing evidence that Silas is upset by heartless Fay (7) |
| SQUAB | A carriage cushion; a padded ottoman/sofa; a well-stuffed bolster; a back part of a motor car seat; a fledgeling dove, pigeon, rook or other young bird; or, the flesh of the aforesaid columbiformes as |
| COG | Any one of a series of teeth forming a gearwheel or sprocket, such as that of a motor vehicle, watch, bike, windmill or mountain/alpine railway (3) |
| POLE | A stake formerly marking a favourable starting position in a horse race, hence the most advantageous position at the start of a motor race (4) |
| GLOVE | Either one of a pair of mitts traditionally placed in the box-like compartment of a motor car's dash (5) |
| BUMPER | Glass filled to the brim for a toast; or, a shock-absorbing bar at the front or rear of a motor vehicle (6) |
| HEADLIGHT | A powerful source of illumination at the front of a motor vehicle (9) |
| LOCK | The full extent of the turning arc of the front wheels of a motor vehicle (4) |
| RPM | Rate of revolution of a motor. |
| CHEQUEREDFLAG | Sign of the end of a motor race |
| TOEIN | Adjustment of the front wheel of a motor vehicle (3-2) |
| LPLATE | Sign on the front and rear of a motor car driven by a learner (1-5) |
| CAB | A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits. |