| OPENMIKE | Oscar Pike entertains working men for all those starting out who'd like to work for funny money! (4, |
| SPEAK | All those starting today sound off (5) |
| KILLER | Rebels like to work, workers likely to strike? (6,4) |
| BEES | Rebels like to work, workers likely to strike? (6,4) |
| ENDTOEND | The A-Z, for example, for all those involved in a row? (3,2,3) |
| ESL | Class for someone who'd like to be bilingual (abbr.) |
| MATCHFORANYONE | There's no better way of asking who'd like to smoke! (5,3,6) |
| INTHELONGRUN | Where actors like to work, finally? (2,3,4,3) |
| ASKANT | Obliquely find out what Dec's like to work with? |
| GATE | Only one door for all those spectators? (4) |
| ADIEU | Common Wordle starting word (for all those vowels) |
| ASHTRAYS | Rush, Trim and Tralee open schools for all those finished with the pull of the Big Smoke perhaps (8) |
| BATTERIES | Make sure you have a good supply of these on Christmas Day for all those new toys. (9) |
| DIASPORA | Return said sources of 3, 7, 15 and 9 for all those who have left their homeland (8) |
| WEIGHTLIFTERS | Athletes who'd like to have pounds more than their competitors (13) |
| RUER | One who'd like to forget, maybe |
| EUROSTAR | Train someone who'd like to make it big in the US, too? (8) |
| RAINIE | Stuart Highway's wife, who'd like to be a mum in EastEnders (6) |
| REALESTATEAGENT | One who'd like to put you in your place |
| VANCE | 40 year-old politician who'd like to be 48? |
