| INIDLE | Out of gear, as an engine (2 wds.) |
| REVUP | Gun, as an engine (2 wds) |
| INPARK | Out of gear, as a car |
| RENEGADE | Need to change gear as an apostate (8) |
| JAMESWATT | Inventor of an improved steam engine: 2 wds. |
| UNRIG | Strip of gear, as a ship (5) |
| UNRIGS | Strips of gear, as a ship |
| AIRINTAKE | Entry through which air is fed to engine (2 wds) |
| SPARKPLUG | Replacement part in a car engine (2 wds) |
| TAILCONES | Exhaust tubes of jet engines (2 wds.) |
| RACKANDPINION | Pair of gears, as in a steering mechanism |
| DRESSEDTOKILL | In top gear, as might be an assassin? (7,2,4) |
| EXGRATIA | Taxi, driven round in the wrong gear, as a favour (2,6) |
| SPAR | Piece of nautical gear as a spare part (4) |
| INCASE | Where one puts holiday gear, as a precaution? (2,4) |
| DRESSDOWN | Use lower gear, as many do on Friday |
| BEARSAGRUDGE | Resents changing gear as right shift outside (5,1,6) |
| HEADDRESS | Top gear, as it were (4-5) |
| MAKESHIFT | Change gear as temporary measure (9) |
| SCUBA | Breathing gear, as assembled around youngster (5) |
