| UNDERHANDED | Not having enough employees to work in secret |
| STAKEOUT | Director's shoot in old French capital - that requires detectives to work in secret (5-3) |
| WAGETHEFT | Requiring employees to work off the clock, for example |
| HEADHUNT | Look for employees to work on top of the house, possibly haunted (8) |
| UNDERPOPULATED | Not having enough people to tour Nepal, duped organisation (14) |
| DEARTH | Wanderer from end to end not having enough (6) |
| UNDERFED | Not having enough to eat (8) |
| SHEDLIGHTON | Quiet pressman not having enough to explain |
| NEEDY | Not having enough to live on |
| IMMATURE | Rum takes a time to develop, not having enough body (8) |
| OVERDRAWN | Traced as not having enough money in the bank (9) |
| UNDEREMPLOYED | Not having enough work |
| SANDWICH | Stupid, not having enough to eat outside (8,5,2,1,6) |
| SHORTOF | Stupid, not having enough to eat outside (8,5,2,1,6) |
| APICNIC | Stupid, not having enough to eat outside (8,5,2,1,6) |
| PICNIC | Crazy, not having enough to eat alfresco (8,5,2,1,6) |
| SHORTOFA | Crazy, not having enough to eat alfresco (8,5,2,1,6) |
| SHORTHANDED | Not having enough staff |
| CRAMPED | Not having enough space, set up a tent across river |
| APPREHENSION | Given a little stick, perhaps, for not having enough workers (5-7) |
