| STATIONS | Stopping-places on railways; radio or television channels; depots for firefighters; or, positions in society (8) |
| STATION | Radio or television channel; a police depot; or, a place where trains make stops for passengers (7) |
| BOOTLACES | On foot, they're bound to steal from depots for Spooner (9) |
| KEEPPOSTED | Retain varied depots for supply with latest news (4,6) |
| UPTOSPEED | Fully aware European probing leading depots for distribution (2,2,5) |
| HOSE | Firefighter's or gardener's flexible water pipe; historical leg coverings worn with a doublet; or, socks, stockings and tights collectively (4) |
| SETTER | A spaniel's English, Gordon or Irish cousin named for its distinctive crouch adopted when indicating game; or, one who arranges or positions, be it bones, crosswords, gems, hair, trends, type or wages |
| OUTSPAN | In South Africa, a type of orange or a stopping-place on a journey (7) |
| LISTING | A catalogue, directory or roll; an entry or position in any said register; a printout of a data set; or, a selvedge (7) |
| LINEMAN | They work on railways, half of them in durable fabric (7) |
| SHIP | In a word, final indication of rank or position in part of navy |
| INDUCTIONS | Acts of placing people in new jobs or positions (10) |
| SIDE | Long edge, position or surface to the left or right of an area, object or person, as opposed to its top or bottom; a page; a slope of a hill; a team; or, a television channel (4) |
| STAGINGPOST | A regular stopping place on a scheduled journey (7,4) |
| ORDINAL | Relating to the order, rank or position in a series (7) |
| PANCREAS | Organ in the human body which secretes insulin and acts as a storage depot for digestive enzymes |
| INNS | Stopping places in opposite directions |
| AXE | Tool for a firefighter or a lumberjack |
| LAYBY | Stopping place on a road (5) |
| PORTOFCALL | Stopping-place on voyage |