| GETUPSTEAM | Rise, take hot moisture, and prepare to work hard (3,2,5) |
| ROLL | & 27 Prepare to work hard and expose superior members? (4,2,4,7) |
| UPRAISE | Maintaining quiet air as river rises, take advantage of lift (7) |
| TRANCHE | In sleepy state, take hot slice (7) |
| STEAL | Take hot drink into sale at intervals (5) |
| SIPSMOCHAS | Daintily takes hot, sweet drinks - so scampish, somehow (4,6) |
| UNDERSTUDY | Do too little work and prepare to play, given the chance |
| FACEUPTOIT | Recognise and prepare to endure some ordeal (4,2,2,2) |
| FALLINLOVE | Lose one's senses and prepare to parade with nothing on |
| RAISEAHAND | Vote in favour and prepare to strike (5,1,4) |
| GETDRESSED | Finish off the salad and prepare to meet your guests? |
| NOTCHGRAFT | Get Nick to work hard on way to remodel plant (5,5) |
| GRINDSTONE | Keep one's nose to the ____, expression meaning 'to work hard' (10) |
| BUCKLEDOWN | Beastly male commanded individual to work hard (6,4) |
| PHILOSOPHY | Study Polish trained to work hard at end of day (10) |
| SWEATBLOOD | Be very anxious to work hard |
| GETSTUCKIN | Brings takeaway home, having to work hard |
| SMITHEREEN | Local to work hard among learned getting break rarely |
| COCONUTOIL | Clown, Greek character to work hard in cooking medium |
| SLEEVES | Roll up one's ____, phrase meaning 'to prepare to work' (7) |
