| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| HANDS | Employees, as on a ranch |
| FOALED | Gave birth, as on a ranch |
| HOMEBRED | Raised on one's own ranch, as a horse |
| jackeroo | to work as an apprentice on a sheep ranch |
| jackeroo | inexperienced person working as an apprentice on a sheep ranch |
| sickout | organized absence from work by employees on the pretext of sickness, as to avoid the legal problems or antistrike clauses that would be invoked in the case of a formal strike |
| HIRED | Took on, as employees |
| HIRE | Take on, as employees |
