| TODECEMBER | "Oh, it's a long, long while from May ...; But the days grow short when you reach September" (2,8) |
| DECEMBER | "Oh, it's a long, long while, from May to ...; But the days grow short, when you reach September" |
| REACH | "Oh, it's a long, long while, from May to December; But the days grow short, when you ... September" |
| SEPTEMBER | "And the days grow short when you reach . . . . . . . . ." (Song) (9) |
| SHRINKAGE | Theft from a business when you reach a time you decrease in size (9) |
| SEPTEMBERSONG | It's a long, long time from May to December in this Kurt Weill/Maxwell Anderson number (9,4) |
| REST | Take a break when you reach the end of the forest (4) |
| DONOTPASSGOAL | Stop proceeding in the maze when you reach the end? |
| SOON | A short while from now |
| LEICESTER | "Goodbye Piccadilly; Farewell ... Square; It's a long long way to Tipperary; And my heart's right th |
| TETRIS | Game that ends when you reach the top |
| TOUCHBASE | Make contact when you reach the bottom |
| CHARGE | When you reach Argentina there's a hidden fee(6) |
| LIMITS | You'll be out of breath when you reach them (6) |
| LOVEINTEREST | A money-lender may, but it won't appear in his books! (4,8) |
| ANON | In a little while, a long while ago |
| STAGEDOOR | Should first two stay for a long while at party or make exit to the rear? |
| WATERLILY | Give the flower a drink. Oh, it's already in the drink (9) |
| IMGLAD | "Oh, it's such a perfect day, ____ I spent it with you" (Lou Reed) |
| COMETO | Wake up when you reach (4,2) |