| ONDUTY | Working as an exciseman? |
| CUTOUT | Suitably talented to be an exciseman? (3,3) |
| SUPERGRASS | Criminal working as an informer (10) |
| DIE | AcrossStop working, as an engine |
| DRAGLINE | Reginald working as an excavator |
| SEIZESUP | Suddenly stops working, as an engine |
| DIED | Stopped working, as an engine |
| SEIZEUP | Stop working, as an engine |
| QUIT | Stopped working, as an engine |
| SEIZE | Stop working, as an engine, with "up" |
| DIES | Stops working, as an engine |
| TIEDUP | Busy working as an escapologist? (4,2) |
| UPAND | Working as an early morning jogger? (2,3,7) |
| BOREDTODEATH | HBO original comedy TV series by Jonathan Ames about a Brooklyn-based writer working as an unlicensed private detective: 3 wds. |
| SPIRITUALIST | Drink upsets precious type from group working as an intermediary of late (12) |
| EUROCRAT | Travelling car route with one working as an administrator in Brussels (8) |
| PLAYING | Working as an instrumentalist, or else at sport (7) |
| USHERING | Upper-class woman from syndicate working as an escort (8) |
| ROBERTBURNS | Policeman is in hell, as was his exciseman (6,5) |
| AWA | The Deil's - wi'th' Exciseman (Burns) |
