| BOTTLENECKS | Guts and cheek drivers finally needed in traffic jams? |
| HORN | It's hit in traffic jams? |
| AIRTAXI | Vehicle for hire taking the flyover to avoid the traffic jams? (3,4) |
| BOTTLENECK | Daring kiss made in traffic jam? (10) |
| SNARLS | Growls angrily in traffic jams |
| TICKING | Drivers finally escaping from being jammed, indicating right (7) |
| CAPITALGAINSTAX | Mistakenly placating taxi drivers finally with a levy (7,5,3) |
| SEEDBOX | DOB, sex and name finally needed to work in part of plant |
| CARROTANDSTICK | One in traffic jam about to go off with different drivers? (6,3,5) |
| DILL | I add flavour that's finally needed badly |
| DRIFTER | Doctor provided note employer finally needed for vagrant |
| POSTERN | Back door Bill Clinton finally needed (7) |
| PHILIPPI | Injured hip and cheek accompanying detective in Cape Town area (8) |
| GOPHER | Burrowing rodent of North and Central America with short legs and cheek pouches (6) |
| LEGSLIP | Limbs and cheek identify body in field? |
| GRANDDADDY | An alternative relative in US expressions like "the mother of all traffic jams" |
| AUTOCUE | Help for presenter in traffic jam, we hear? |
| SNARLUP | Our plans, nothing less, ruined in traffic jam (5,2) |
| TAILBACK | Story heard by defender in traffic jam (8) |
| ORGY | Moving centre forward, displaying guts and overindulgence |