| EASTINDIAMAN | Old ship operating to trading companies in part of subcontinent (4-8) |
| ATWORK | Duo in old ship operating (2,4) |
| INDIA | (Part of) subcontinent (5) |
| GOA | Visit a part of subcontinent |
| INDIAMAN | Term for a merchant ship operating in the British Empire, often preceded by East or West (8) |
| FLEET | A number of ships operating together (5) |
| ADAMSALE | A barrier to trading in old water (4'1,3) |
| BREAKINGPOINT | Moment of greatest stress, close to numb with doctor operating to save family (8,5) |
| INDOLOGY | Racing to collect old record that reveals study of subcontinent |
| PHISHING | Practice of sending emails purporting to come from legitimate companies in order to obtain sensitive data (8) |
| PULLTHEPLUGON | Stretch the advertisement, operating to abruptly cut it short (4,3,4,2) |
| ROCOCO | Start to restore old companies in baroque style (6) |
| ENERGIA | Companies in the ____ group supply electricity and gas to the whole island of Ireland (7) |
| MODES | Ways of operating to get sitters off line (5) |
| NONSTOP | Vessels, any number operating to the north day and night (3,4) |
| NEWTON | Unit of force operating to support amphibian (6) |
| NEUTRON | Books about international organisation operating to support launch of research for quantum particle (7) |
| TRAM | Vehicle returning to trading place (4) |
| RETAIL | Provide new final bit to trading activity? (6) |
| TORSO | Doctors operating to save body part (5) |