| Spruce up shoes, in a way | 25 |
| Repair a shoe | 13 |
| Fix, as shoes | 13 |
| Fix a pump, maybe | 17 |
| Do a cobbler's work | 23 |
| Cobble again | 12 |
| Did a cobbler's job | 23 |
| Fixed, as a pump | 16 |
| Shorten, as a skirt | 19 |
| Fix, as cuffs | 13 |
| Take up again? | 14 |
| Adjust the length of | 20 |
| Undo some shortening | 20 |
| Turn into a mini, as a midi | 27 |
| Take up, as a homemade costume | 30 |
| Take up one more time, say | 26 |
| Take up again, e.g. | 19 |
| Tailor, lengthwise | 18 |
| Tailor again, as a skirt | 24 |
| Shorten again, perhaps | 22 |
| Shorten again, as pants | 23 |
| Shorten again, as a skirt | 25 |
| Shorten a dress again | 21 |
| Sew up again | 12 |
| Mend a skirt, perhaps | 21 |
| Mend a skirt | 12 |
| Mend a dress, maybe | 19 |
| Make some alterations | 21 |
| Make new A-line lines | 21 |
| Make even shorter, perhaps | 26 |
| Make even shorter, in a way | 27 |
| Lengthen, maybe | 15 |
| Lengthen a pant leg | 19 |
| Fix, as a skirt | 15 |
| Do an alteration | 16 |
| Change the length of | 20 |
| Change into a mini, maybe | 25 |
| Bring up, perhaps | 17 |
| Bring up again? | 15 |
| Alter, as a skirt edge | 22 |
| Alter, as a dress | 17 |
| Alter the length of a dress | 27 |
| Alter anew as a dress | 22 |
| Alter a skirt | 13 |
| Employ again | 12 |
| Take on again | 13 |
| Put back on the payroll | 23 |
| Put back to work | 16 |
| Bring back on staff | 19 |
| Put to work again | 17 |
| Employ anew | 11 |
| Bring back on board | 19 |
| Put back on the job | 19 |
| Bring back on | 13 |
| Terminate a termination | 23 |
| Take back on board | 18 |
| Take back at the plant | 22 |
| Take back a hand | 16 |
| Take back a former employee | 27 |
| Staff after a furlough, say | 27 |
| Put on the payroll again | 24 |
| Place on the payroll again | 26 |
| Give a second chance, in a way | 30 |
| Furloughed employee, e.g. | 25 |
| End a furlough | 14 |
| Dagwood Bumstead, notably | 25 |
| Bring back, as workers who've been let go | 45 |
| Bring back, as a laid-off employee | 34 |
| Bring back to the team | 22 |
| Bring back to the firm | 22 |
| Returned to the staff | 21 |
| Brought back to the payroll | 27 |
| Brings back on board | 20 |
| They're back on board | 25 |
| Takes on again | 14 |
| Puts back on the payroll | 24 |
| Old faces in workplaces, perhaps | 32 |
| Not-so-new work crew | 20 |
| Does a post-layoff chore | 24 |
| Brings on again | 15 |
| Brings back on | 14 |
| Punch again | 11 |
| Strike again | 12 |
| Go up to bat again | 18 |
| Whack anew | 10 |
| Take another swing at | 21 |
| Take a mulligan, say | 20 |
| Swat again | 10 |
| Strike two? | 11 |
| Strike thrice | 13 |
| Smack again | 11 |
| Bat again | 9 |
| Portuguese king | 15 |
| Defendants, in law | 18 |
| King, in Portugal | 17 |
| Portuguese royal | 16 |
| Friend of David | 15 |
| Outdoor goods retailer | 22 |
| Outdoor store | 13 |
| King, in Portuguese | 19 |