| LENDS | Temporarily hires out a labourer and gives assistance - see 8ac (5,1,4) |
| AHAND | Temporarily hires out a labourer and gives assistance - see 8dn (5,1,4) |
| AIDEDECAMP | Army officer gives assistance on point to make off (4-2-4) |
| ANDPRESENT | see 8ac, 1994 action film starring Harrison Ford and Willem Dafoe (5,3,7,6) |
| ROUSTABOUT | What is a labourer on an oil rig? (10) |
| RICHARDSON | see 8ac, Actress who portrayed Mary Shelley in 1986 horror film Gothic |
| OFTHEISLES | see 8ac, 1815 narrative poem by Walter Scott dealing with the return of Robert Bruce to Scotland |
| ABETS | Beats criminal and gives assistance to another? (5) |
| JACKETPOTATO | Food of labourer and a pet too when cooked with a little turnip (6,6) |
| AUTHORISE | Hires out a buggy getting permit (9) |
| SHIRE | Hires out a traditional area of land in Britain (5) |
| RESIDENT | Hire out a team for a tenant (8) |
| OLDHAND | Former labourer and experienced performer (3,4) |
| AYRSHIRE | Raymond hires out a place (8) |
| RELIEFWORKER | He gives assistance in need for a sculptor (6,6) |
| STHELIER | Let's hire out a place in Jersey (2,6) |
| CALENDARS | Hire out a vehicle around son's arrangements of dates (9) |
| LEASE | Hire out a number with comfort (5) |
| HOT | A movie about a beard on fire? Call the police! - see 8ac (3,4) |
| TRANSIENT | A labourer but only for a short time (9) |
