| TARE | Weight of a vehicle without its fuel or load |
| OPENTOP | (Of a vehicle) without a roof |
| PACK | A bundle or load carried on the back of a donkey, for example; a hot or cold compress for an injury; or, a quantity of food in a wrapper (4) |
| RANGE | A stretch of open land for grazing; the distance covered by a vehicle without refuelling; or, a stove, such as an Aga, with several ovens (5) |
| RUCK | Word for a heap, pile or stack of fuel or hay; a multitude or throng; an undistinguished crowd; or, a loose scrum of players around a rugby ball (4) |
| MADAGASCAR | Island briefly manufactured a vehicle without petrol (10) |
| TANK | A vehicle or its fuel store (4) |
| BELLS | Bubbles in water; chimes, toms or other resonant cups; cloches; cries of rutting stags; ends of trumpets; flowers of campanulas; or, load roars (5) |
| EASEL | "Donkey" used to carry the burden or load of a canvas in a similar manner to a "horse" for supporting clothes (5) |
| JUICE | From French for "broth", the extract of fruits or vegetables; vitality or vigour; an informal term for alcohol, electricity or fuel; or, the name of an ESA Jupiter mission (5) |
| INTHEWINGS | Where a plane may have its fuel waiting to come on |
| LIGNITE | Put a match to the first of the logs ___ it's fuel (7) |
| ONUS | A burden or load, both literal (pondus) and metaphorical (molestia) |
| CALENDAR | It helps to plan, when getting vehicle without a loan (8) |
| JEEP | Army vehicle without a top |
| STACK | Fill or load shelves, eg (5) |
| GOVERNOR | Device which regulates a machine's supply of fuel or water |
| HEAP | Pile or load |
| INVAIN | One enters in vehicle without success (2,4) |
| CARETAKER | Second attempt at passing vehicle without someone in temporary charge (9) |
