| HOUSEWORK | Yet it is not usually done by a builder (or maybe it is these days) (9) |
| RENOWN | Fame is these days welcomed by non-Western architect (6) |
| TAINT | An infection, or maybe it isn't (5) |
| MASON | A builder or worker in stone (5) |
| ORIGAMI | Paper work not usually done at the office |
| WAR | "Society's dirty work, usually done by kids cleaning up failures perpetrated by adults," per Karl Marlantes |
| GENERALPRACTICE | What is usually done by doctors? (7,8) |
| SWEDE | ... maybe it is Ludwig, Goransson that is (5) |
| PINKELEPHANT | Maybe it is seen when drunk at Addo Park? (4-8) |
| NECKLACE | Yet it is not usually made of material if you get the hang of it (8) |
| ISLAND | When found in the road it is not usually surrounded by water (6) |
| SIBERIANTIGER | Wild animal ___ being rare, it is not usually seen (8,5) |
| BAYPATROL | Yet it is not a series about plan to keep dog noises down, but is life-saving (3,6) |
| INTENSIVE | Popular event is not usually demanding (9) |
| DEPARTURE | Not what's usually done on leaving (9) |
| LIGHTNING | Yet it is not a flash sort of movie (5,9) |
| SAFETYPIN | One's point is not usually clear (6,3) |
| MATERNITY | Motherhood for a term, maybe, it being in New York (9) |
| OLDMASTER | Chips for one, usually done in oil and much appreciated? |
| BOWLERHAT | Yet it is not worn when playing cricket (6,3) |