| SERVICE | Periodic inspection and overhaul of a car or a machine; or, employment in the armed forces (7) |
| DREDGER | Castor for shaking flour; or, a machine or boat with which to scoop or scour (7) |
| AUDIT | Periodic inspection of car over time |
| SNIP | Make a small cut and overhaul access codes (4) |
| TRAILER | A tracker; one who dallies, dawdles or lags; a creeping or rambling plant; a caravan, horse box, open cart, part of a lorry etc, towed by a cab, car or a tractor; a preview of a movie; or, a blank seg |
| SPOILER | An aero device that disrupts airflow on a car or a plane; or, one who ruins fun or a film's plot, say (7) |
| CHASSIS | Framework of a car or a vehicle (7) |
| SLEEPER | Sort of mole found in railway car or a little way under it (7) |
| DRIVING | Using a car or a golf club |
| DRIFTED | Moved about aimlessly, often in search of food or employment (7) |
| COOLANT | A liquid used to prevent a machine or engine from overheating while it is operating (7) |
| REMOTES | Devices that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance. (7) |
| DRYDOCK | What structure is drained for inspection and repair of a ship's hull? (3,4) |
| OPERATE | Work with a machine or a scalpel (7) |
| RUNNING | ____ repairs, minor or temporary work to fix a machine or vehicle (7) |
| REACTOR | A machine or site that is used to produce nuclear energy (7) |
| THELUMP | Casual employment in the building trade (UK inf.) (3,4) |
| OVATION | Overhaul of property without leading trio produces very positive response (7) |
| PLENARY | Complete overhaul of 11 at pithead (7) |
| FEED | Fodder or forage for a farm animal; pasture or provender generally; an allowance of formula, milk etc for a baby; an act of nourishing said tot or of supplying a machine; or, informally, a plentiful m |