| AUGEANSTABLES | In Greek mythology. buildings cleaned by Heracles in his fifth Labour by diverting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus (6.7) |
| AUGEAS | King of Elis in Greek mythology whose stables were cleaned by Heracles (6) |
| DERAIL | To obstruct a process by diverting it from its intended course (6) |
| STRIKE | A withdrawal of labour by a body of workers (6) |
| SLOMO | Endless labour by doctor with visibly reduced rate (3-2) |
| ENRAPTURE | Delight parent by diverting river (9) |
| CERBERUS | Name of the beast captured by Heracles in the last of his Twelve Labours (8) |
| NESSUS | Centaur killed by Heracles in Greek mythology (6) |
| TWELVE | Number of labours undertaken by Heracles in Greek myth |
| COMICAL | Diverting the last of the traffic on the motorway, with fuel all around (7) |
| CONES | Diverting the traffic off the motorway holding up those cold, icy types (5) |
| BLAIR | Britain's fifth Labour Prime Minister, in office for 10 years (5) |
| MARCHIONESS | One's charm is diverting the noblewoman (11) |
| DEIANIRA | Wife of Heracles in Greek mythology, tricked by the centaur Nessus into causing her husband's death (8) |
| JOHNNY | ___ Depp, actor starring as Captain Jack Sparrow in his fifth Pirates Of The Caribbean film (6) |
| NEMEA | Ancient valley region of Argolis in the NE Peloponnese of Greece; in mythology, the home of a monstrous lion slain by Heracles (5) |
| AUGEAN | In Greek mythology, stables cleaned by Hercules who diverted the River Alpheus through them (6) |
| HESIONE | Daughter of the Trojan king Laomedon in Greek mythology, rescued from a sea monster by Heracles (7) |
| HYLLUS | Son of Heracles in Greek mythology slain by Echemus |
| PREFECT | Ron Weasley was one in his fifth year |
