| NICKELS | Metal machine operators in the States perhaps |
| EXPAT | Brit in the States, perhaps |
| UNIFIERS | They get us to join as one with the fire in us, perhaps (8) |
| DRUGSTORE | Doctor gets our compound - here in US, perhaps |
| NICKEL | A metal machine operator in America perhaps |
| THA | Change states, perhaps? |
| OLDMAP | Wall hanging showing 48 states, perhaps |
| AMUSEMENT | Where machine operators get their recreation under cover |
| SLOTS | Opening for machine operators (5) |
| BALLBEARING | Rotating metal machine part (4-7) |
| ANDS | Some operators in Boolean logic |
| BOOLEAN | Denoting logical operators, in computing (7) |
| GOAROUND | The regular activities in an Indian state, perhaps, are enough |
| MILKFLOAT | Exploit first of operators in level, open-sided delivery van (4,5) |
| TREADLE | Machine operator's senior going over packing area on time |
| AUPAIR | Leaders of an unusual political alliance, in reality, a proponent of the nanny state perhaps (2,4) |
| EMBRYO | Rome by train in an undeveloped state perhaps (6) |
| MAIDENHOOD | In a girlish state, perhaps, over bonnet |
| ATTESTATIONS | Acts of bearing witness at depot in State perhaps (12) |
| EOK | Be in a red state, perhaps |
