| OFFICEHOLDER | Last year's winner not skating - he's got a job (6,6) |
| COBBLER | He's got a job at last |
| BOTTLE | Second at the ring brings courage to last year's winner (6-6) |
| SPAUN | Said to generate last year's winner (5) |
| DEFENDER | Last year's winner in Paris of fire guard (8) |
| BURNEDRUBBER | ...so the chef got a job at the tire factory, but he... |
| SIMMEREDDOWN | ...so the chef got a job at the pillow factory, but he... |
| TICKETOFFICE | Mark it correct, I hear, when not skating in the chit issuing booth (6,6) |
| ALPACA | Oscar winner - not in love with a wool producer |
| NOCONTEST | A clear winner - not out with century on trial run (2,7) |
| HIREDGUN | Got a job on Top Gear with a foreign type having a shot at celebrity for the money perhaps (5,3) |
| CUREDHISPATIENTS | ...so the chef got a job as a doctor, but he... |
| SERVEDASENTENCE | ...so the chef got a job as a grammarian, but he... |
| COOKEDTHEBOOKS | ...so the chef got a job as a librarian, but he... |
| TOASTEDTHEBRIDE | ...so the chef got a job as a wedding planner, but he... |
| SHOELEATHER | It's used by one who has got a job at last (4,7) |
| PUN | "I got a job at a bakery because I knead dough," e.g. |
| OFFICE | Where a skater is employed when not skating? (6) |
| EVICT | Winner not needing soldiers after end of battle to turn out |
| ROUGHIE | Unlikely winner, not just in expectation initially (7) |
