| STICKSHIFT | U.S. term for a hand-operated gear mechanism in a motor vehicle (5,5) |
| DERAILLEUR | A variable bicycle gear mechanism in which the chain can be transferred from one sprocket to another (10) |
| FANBELT | It drives the cooling mechanism in a motor |
| STIRRUPPUMP | A hand-operated device for putting out fires, set in a bucket of water and held firm by placing a foot on a bracket (7,4) |
| LAWNMOWER | A hand-operated or power-operated machine for cutting grass (4,5) |
| PANHANDLER | A U.S. term for a person who begs in the street for money (10) |
| PETROLTANK | A container holding the fuel supply in a motor vehicle or aircraft (6,4) |
| ESCAPEMENT | Regulatory mechanism in a clockwork timepiece |
| CHAINBRAKE | Each bar in Kerala's capital deployed safety mechanism in tools for cutting |
| TYPEWRITER | Hand-operated character printer |
| HAMMER | Hand tool for driving nails, beating metal or breaking toffee; auctioneer's gavel; or, a striking mechanism in a clock or piano (6) |
| DRIVE | A jaunt or journey in a motor vehicle; the act of chasing game or moving cattle; a gathering of whist players; or, a shot from a golf tee (5) |
| AUTOVAC | Vacuum mechanism in a car for raising petrol to a higher tank (7) |
| ACTION | Mechanism in a piano; or, a film director's command to begin (6) |
| RESTROOM | U.S. term for a toilet in a restaurant or other public place (4,4) |
| GLOVEBOX | A storage compartment that is above the front passenger seat's footwell in a motor vehicle (5,3) |
| ACCELERATOR | A device for increasing speed, especially the throttle pedal in a motor vehicle (11) |
| HANCOCK | John ____, U.S. term for a signature based on a politician who signed the Declaration of Independence (7) |
| BRIG | U.S. term for a prison on a navy ship (4) |
| OVERSTEER | A tendency, in a motor vehicle, to turn more sharply than was intended |
