| AMENDMENTS | Have to correct some workers, at times, needing alterations (10) |
| DEPARTMENT | Leave some workers, at times, in the office (10) |
| ADORNMENTS | Dress up some workers, at times, with decorations (10) |
| GRUBBY | Food at times needing cleaning |
| GALLEYPROOF | Early impression the reader may have to correct (6,5) |
| THETA | Letter governor sent in to Times needing answer |
| AGREEMENTS | May correspond with the workers, at times, to make deals in harmony (10) |
| PREFERMENT | Favour some workers, at last, helping them to gain promotion (10) |
| ENDEARMENT | Charm some workers, at last, with sweet nothings (10) |
| SETTLEMENT | Put down roots before some workers, at last, in conclusion (10) |
| ASSESSMENT | Judge some workers, at the end, with a valuation (10) |
| BETTERMENT | A gambler led some workers, at the end, for their advancement (10) |
| LAMPOONIST | Mad worker, at times |
| LITHE | Quick to move to correct some of the white lies (5) |
| EDIT | Need to correct some of the text offered, it seems (4) |
| EMEND | To correct some of them endlessly (5) |
| ASSESSMENTS | Had to judge workers at times to compile their appraisals (11) |
| TORMENTS | It bothers one to reach a high point for workers, at times (8) |
| HEN | Female at the time needing to lose weight |
| CASEMENTS | Patient workers, at times, design window frames (9) |