| EMPLOYMENT | .... who, when combined, is not working for someone else |
| EMPLOYEES | People working for someone else (9) |
| EMPLOYEE | Person working for someone else (8) |
| OGREISH | Hogs' ire combined is monstrous |
| UNDERSTANDS | Appreciates working for someone who's good and leader of substance |
| MONARCHIST | Charm is not working for the royal family (10) |
| FREEADVICE | Priceless bit of insider information perhaps is not working for counsel (4,6) |
| ABSENT | Is not working for graduate returning to Capital Radio? (6) |
| IDLE | Is not working for the papers long - what's the point? (4) |
| PRIVATEPRACTICE | Thomas Atkins at rehearsal is not working for Public Health (7,8) |
| STRIKEUPATUNE | Play is not working for you and father on air (6,2,1,4) |
| OFFCAMERA | Is not working for film producer going there? To avoid getting shot! (3-6) |
| CYNIC | "A man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin," per H. L. Mencken |
| BALAAM | In the Old Testament, a diviner who, when summoned to curse the Israelites, prophesied future glories for them instead |
| BORE | Per an oft-quoted aphorism, someone who, when asked how he's doing, actually tells you |
| THEWOMANINWHITE | Who, when intimate, resorted to a mystery story |
| ELSE | Word after "who," "when" or "how" |
| RING | When combined with "tone," it's a sound you can choose for your cell phone |
| IMMEDIATE | Word when combined with family means close relatives (9) |
| BOATYMCBOATFACE | Tobacco, when combined with fat, may be 9 15 (5,10) |