| SPIRAL | Society pair at work, beginning in London, move up fast (6) |
| IGOR | Stravinsky perhaps has one work beginning in “Rite” |
| BLACKLETTER | Old-fashioned type cured housing shortage, beginning in London |
| ONCALL | At work beginning to cope with everything, like some doctors? (2,4) |
| APRON | A pair at work in protective garment (5) |
| PARODIC | Satirical pair at work penning poem largely on first of celebrations (7) |
| WAYSANDMEANS | New adman, say, at work beginning to spend resources (4,3,5) |
| ODDNESS | Des and Don at work beginning to show peculiarity (7) |
| TWO | Pair at work removing clothing (3) |
| PSALMS | David's work beginning to send in tropical trees (6) |
| PRESTO | Pause in playing during musical work, setting up fast movement (6) |
| NICOLA | Albert Square lady whose murderous past has come to light, with work beginning at Paradise Park (6) |
| UTOPIA | More work beginning to use revolutionary artificial intelligence corporation |
| SILENT | Is getting up fast and saying nothing (6) |
| ASSUME | Adopt a son, setting up fast birds from down under (6) |
| TUNNEL | Link between UK and France - came up fast including the French one (6) |
| SPEEDY | Notice featuring river flowing back up fast (6) |
| TINDER | It goes up fast |
| GYRATE | Turn clergy's last pair at speed (6) |
| ALBION | Football team, colourless, switching pair at the back (6) |
