| TAKEORDERS | What you might have to do for a general employer to become a father? (4,6) |
| STAFFOFFICERS | Garda's baton - the first produced by those in barracks working for a general employer (5,8) |
| SIGMA | Greek character employed by a general employer retires close to Potchefstroom in South Africa (5) |
| MERGELEFT | What you might have to do for some highway construction ... or a first hint to solving this puzzle's theme |
| BLOWHARD | What a birthday celebrant might have to do for a boastful type (8) |
| HOPUP | What you might have to do to sit on a barstool |
| ROB | What you might have to do from Peter to pay Paul |
| TREASUREHUNT | What you might have to do looking for love, perhaps? Chase darling from the start! (8,4) |
| SIGNININTHERAIN | What you might have to do if a guest book is left outside? |
| MUSIC | What you should have an ear for if you're employed in an orchestra, and what you might have to face |
| REPAYALOAN | Presumably, someone will lose interest if you do this? You might have to do it to keep a shark happy! (5,1,4) |
| AXE | What you might have to grind, in the saying, if you're bearing a grudge or have a particular agenda |
| DUTY | What you might have to pay for a tour? (4) |
| CUTONESTEETH | Gain experience - you might have to do this if you want to get an interview at the dentists? (3,3'1,5) |
| DRAGONFLY | Creature shows what a trout might be expected to do for a successful angler (9) |
| OUTLAY | What you might have to pay for open air minstrelsy? (6) |
| ALFIEMOON | Walford man who's about to become a father of twins in EastEnders (5,4) |
| RADCLIFFE | Daniel _, the Harry Potter star who is soon to become a father (9) |
| BEDPAN | Gotta do number 2 with no leg to stand on? This'll have to do for you on your jolly trolley! (6) |
| FIGHT | What the Beastie Boys have to do for their right to party? |