| METALDETECTOR | Modern treasure hunter's tool, or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| SALADSPINNER | Lettuce-drying tool, or a hint to this puzzle's theme (... 2-6!) |
| PALLET | A flat brush for spreading gold leaf, a fork-lift platform, a humble bed of straw, a potter's tool or a watch part, all linked by their apparent likeness to a Roman "shovel, spade" or "little blade" ( |
| MAP | Treasure hunter's tool |
| CHARACTER | A distinctive nature, quality, symbol or trait, from ancient Greek's "engraved mark" or "stamping tool"; or, a somewhat unique individual regarded as amusing, eccentric or a fool (9) |
| GANG | Word for a set of people or things which go together, such as a ship's crew; a group of labourers, sockets or tools; or, a band of children, criminals or delinquents (4) |
| KNAP | What is to shape a stone by striking it, to make a tool or a flat stone for building walls? (4) |
| AUGER | A plumber's snake; a gimlet, wimble or other boring tool; or, a sea snail in the genus Terebra with a drill bit-like tapering spiral shell (5) |
| ROLL | A cylinder of gift-wrap or other paper; a strip of cloth or leather with pockets for paintbrushes, pencils, sewing kits or tools; or, a type of brass gilding wheel used in bookbinding (4) |
| GOON | A tool, or a thug hired to commit acts of violence or intimidation (4) |
| ARTEFACT | Something made or given shape by a human, such as a tool or a work of art (8) |
| RIDINGCROP | Jockey's tool, or a description of what's been done to the starred answers |
| ADZE | Get this tool or a dozen maybe on leaving (4) |
| TSQUARE | Professional-drafting-tool,-or-a-description-of-this-puzzle |
| POKER | A fireplace tool or a card game |
| HOES | Garden tools, or a homophone of a garden tool |
| AXE | A tool or a spray |
| YARDSTICK | Long, flat measuring tool, or a metaphor for something used as a standard for comparison (9) |
| SCISSORS | Pinking shears-like tool; or, a gymnastic exercise performed on horseback (8) |
| SPADE | Garden tool, or a playing card (5) |
