| HORAL | Henry's spoken whenever there's a strike maybe |
| ATBAT | Hoping to avert a strike, maybe |
| UMPIRING | Calling a strike, maybe? |
| HEY | "Whenever there's a party" Lil Jon song |
| ANYTIME | Whenever there's a tiny break, joining me! (3,4) |
| TEA | Hot drink served in the cafes of soapland ___ usually required in great quantities whenever there's a crisis! (3) |
| STOPPAGE | Pop off in a coach when there's a strike (8) |
| HOPIT | Quit when there's a strike about work (3,2) |
| THUD | It may sound dull when there's a strike (4) |
| SLAP | There's a strike coming up, comrades (4) |
| FAMISH | Result of a hunger strike. Maybe mother can return with fish (6) |
| UNDERPAID | Like workers on strike, maybe |
| SANDBAG | Flood defender on strike, maybe got from ... (7) |
| UNIONIZE | Get ready to strike, maybe |
| OUTCAST | Players on strike maybe for an unwanted person |
| COILS | Prepares to strike, maybe |
| COILING | Preparing to strike, maybe |
| ONALLCOUNTS | In every way, whenever there's been a census (2,3,6) |
| UNIONREP | Person calling strikes, maybe |
| CREST | Whenever a male peacock fans his tail, he shakes it at a rate of 26 times a second, creating a pressure-wave that literally rattles the female's head (___) for attention during courtship |