| DENTALSURGEON | One should be gentle around gums, ultimately, when at work |
| EUCALYPT | Cute play around gum tree (8) |
| GENTEEL | Well bred and surprisingly gentle around Ellie at the start (7) |
| SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL | He just appears gentle around climax: he made it up (5,2,3,5) |
| SHIFTS | Changes one's clothes at times, when at work (6) |
| DIVER | One who will be in over his head when at work (5) |
| BAKER | One busy loafing when at work (5) |
| MANICURIST | When at work, one is given a hand (10) |
| DENTIST | One looks down in the mouth when at work (7) |
| NEED | What's wanted ultimately when one made good? |
| STONEMASON | I cut out the hard stuff when at work (10) |
| DENTISTS | They look down in the mouth when at work (8) |
| ASTRONAUT | Does he get a rocket for travelling when at work? (9) |
| ONPOINTDUTY | What the official scorer is, when at work? (2,5,4) |
| KITCHENWARE | Chef uses this equipment when at work in charge (11) |
| ORACLES | Infallible authorities so clear when at work (7) |
| FLIGHTCREW | They are highfliers when at work (6,4) |
| RUNTHESHOW | Dominate thus or when at work (3,3,4) |
| PILOT | He's above earthly things when at work (5) |
| METEOROLOGISTS | Tiresome lot, so annoying ultimately when it's stormy? (14) |