| PIANOTUNER | Key worker's reputation suffering? Not initially for a time (5,5) |
| FATTEST | Most plump initially for a time trial |
| AUGRATIN | Gold free? Not initially for society which has scrapings (2,6) |
| MISER | Suffering, not something unknown for a skinflint (5) |
| SCOURGE | Cause of suffering - not having a second bottle! (7) |
| CASHSTRAPPED | Departs with chaps suffering, not having enough money (4- 8) |
| TYPINGPOOL | Key workers once a must for Spooner's plumber? (6,4) |
| HONORARIUM | Payment not initially for one man-hour worked (10) |
| COPULATION | See people, not initially for sex (10) |
| ATTENDANTS | Key workers limit time to look after servants |
| OCCIDENTAL | Unplanned, getting nothing initially for a Westerner |
| LOCKSMITHS | Key workers? (10) |
| TYPEWRITER | Key worker's old machine? (10) |
| BLACKHEADS | If you have comedones, from what are you suffering? (10) |
| FALLINLOVE | All of evil and no suffering? What Cupid makes us do! (4,2,4) |
| THROMBOSIS | Affliction Mrs Booth is suffering? (10) |
| EUTHANASIA | Mortal way to relieve suffering? (10) |
| TRAPANI | A role turned up at a new item, initially, for a Sicilian seaport (7) |
| ALLINALL | Lines in First Class not initially for everyone, generally (3,2,3) |
| BRITTEN | Book penned, though not initially for composer |
