| RUBBER | Masseur, one with several pairs of hands? |
| DOUBLEACT | Awfully bad clue to one of several pairs of answers here (6,3) |
| CONTRACTBRIDGE | Instruction for nose job, perhaps, that requires two pairs of hands |
| BUTTERFINGERS | Befits grunter (anag) - not a safe pair of hands? (13) |
| DICKENS | Great-granddaughter of "Boz" who penned One Pair of Hands, My Turn to Make the Tea, One of the Family and the Follyfoot series (7) |
| TOPBANANA | Leader of the pack with highest of hands? |
| MONICA | English author of One Pair of Hands (6,7) |
| ACACIA | About to go back to a security organisation - one with several branches |
| POLYGAMIST | One with several partners, mostly a pig misbehaving (10) |
| COMBI | Groom, one with several functions |
| POLYGLOT | Golly! Top version is one with several tongues (8) |
| OVEN | One with several degrees? |
| ALMONER | A pair of hands to carry most of cash one gave away? (7) |
| HELP | A means of remedy; aid; the fact of being useful; or, a daily, domestic or other hired pair of hands (4) |
| THEGLOVESAREOFF | Indication that fight's to begin, with a show of hands? |
| COATOFARMS | Heraldic bearings with a layer of hands? (4,2,4) |
| LARGE | Big pair of hands carrying a case of Grenache (5) |
| FOLLYFOOT | Television series based on books by One Pair Of Hands and My Turn to Make the Tea author Monica Dickens (9) |
| BANANAREPUBLICS | Democratic states ruled by shows of hands? (6,9) |
| RIVER | Current meat seeing a change of hands? |
