| OPERAHOUSE | Sydney landmark creating hope or a form of employment? (5,5) |
| WORKINGFROMHOME | Meaning of the initials WFH, used to denote a form of employment (7,4,4) |
| MUSES | Thinks of a thousand forms of employment |
| SINUSES | Passages transgress on forms of employment (7) |
| SLIVER | Word for a thin bit, whether a chip of petit four, flake of almond, slice of cake, wafer of cheese, shred of hope or a shard of light under one's door (6) |
| OPERAGOERS | Folk heading for a Sydney landmark, say (10) |
| RAY | Word for a line of light or beam of sunshine, thus a glimmer of hope or a gleam of intellectual illumination (3) |
| WALK | Group of snails or wagtails; a tree-lined avenue; or, a form of perambulation taken as a leisurely ramble or competitive foot-race (4) |
| ORRIS | Root of a species of iris used in perfumery; or, a form of gold or silver lace used as an edging (5) |
| HEAT | Spicy quality of a chilli; preliminary eliminating round in a race; or, a form of thermal or kinetic energy (4) |
| GROOVE | A fissure, flute or other furrow; good feeling or fine fettle; a fixed routine; or, a form of funk music (6) |
| ASPIRATION | Hope or ambition of achieving something (10) |
| SPINNING | Process of converting wool, silk, cotton or flax into yarn; or, a form of cardio on a stationary bike (8) |
| ESCAPE | Act of breaking free; avoidance of danger or harm; or, a form of distraction from reality/routine (6) |
| RALLY | Sequence of point-deciding to-and-fro shots in tennis, squash or badminton; mass gathering for a cause; or a form of motorsport (5) |
| MORSE | Colin Dexter's inspector character; or, a form of code based on a series of dots and dashes (5) |
| PURL | One of the basic knitting stitches; or, a form of coiled silver or gilt thread used in goldwork (4) |
| LEAGUE | From the Latin meaning "to bind", a word for an alliance also used to describe an association of sports teams or a form of rugby (6) |
| RAMPART | Defensive structure, or a form of trap for a sheep (7) |
| OPERAHOUSES | Uses hope or a new format in place for distinguished theatrical works (5,6) |
