| RUNNINGONEMPTY | *Still going, but barely (Theme hint: The starred clues' answers hide a sequence) |
| ORGINTRANSPLANTS | Changes of heart, say? (Theme hint: The word "tarragon" is scrambled within this answer) |
| ENDURE | Keep going, but come to a stop at the river (6) |
| AMAYA | "The Real World: Hawaii" contestant Brecher (hint: the middle three letters of her name are a month) |
| SLOWBURN | Story that takes a while to get going, but is worth it |
| STAYED | Kept going, but remained in the same place (6) |
| RECONDITE | Dieter has a con going but it remains hidden (9) |
| ONEGATIVE | Below zero (Hint: The complete answer is an alternate title for this puzzle suggesting a letter that can fit in 10 squares, but has been dropped each time) |
| EVACUEE | Receiving a hint, the day before one's pulled out |
| TRIPEPANEL | Judges at a Scottish food contest? (hint: the last letter was originally letter 5) |
| RELIGIONS | Dropping a hint the original sin violated many such beliefs (9) |
| TIPOFF | Secretly give a hint the cue has something missing (3,3) |
| HITMAN | Unfairly hint the master admitted the killer (3,3) |
| CLUE | Hint - the pool stick is around a pound (4) |
| ETC | "I could keep going, but I won't": Abbr. |
| FITSANDSTARTS | Is suitable, also gets going, but in spasms (4,3,6) |
| POINTER | A hint the dog gives you |
| ROSES | War of the ___. Hint: the Tudor's won |
| INTIMATE | To hint the prisoner is holding it up (8) |
| BELGIUM | Home country of one of the best circuits in the world but barely any GP winners, although it's a different story off-road. (7) |
