| MORAL | 'Slow and steady wins the race,' for one |
| CAREER | The race for one's working life to date (6) |
| HUNGARIAN | Sounds like suspended race, for one, overlooking Danube (9) |
| DERBY | Race for one's hat or get the boot (5) |
| THEHARE | Slow and steady wins the race was the moral of Aesop's fable, The Tortoise And ... (3,4) |
| AESOP | Greek storyteller known for fables that usually end with a moral, such as slow and steady wins the race or one good turn deserves another (5) |
| TIMEWAITSFORNOMAN | "Slow and steady wins the race, but ..." |
| TORTOISES | 'Slow and steady wins the race' creatures |
| SLOW | "___ and steady wins the race" |
| RACE | "Slow and steady wins the ___" |
| SLOWAND | "___ steady wins the race" |
| STEADY | Slow and ... wins the race |
| TWOMAN | Like the race for the Democratic nomination |
| TEASET | Sounds like E's in the race for the cups etc (3,3) |
| TOMSTEYER | On July 9, this billionaire hedge fund manager entered the race for the Democratic presidential nomination |
| BATTLE | Sounds like security around the race for a marathon clash, for example (6) |
| SCULLS | Thought from "rinse, wash", a word for oars; boats propelled by such spoons; or, the race for said vessels (6) |
| TEACHERSPETS | Organised the races for preferred horses, for instance - the classy favourites (7'1,4) |
| SAGO | Soundly start the race for pudding stuff (4) |
| TROUT | Our confusion in the race for fish |
