| WELLNIGH | Almost spring and time to retire? Almost (4-4) |
| TWINTOWN | Time to acquire and time to hold a neighbouring city (4,4) |
| ACCREDIT | Give official authorisation to a number and time to pay (8) |
| SCULPTOR | Artist's prize includes money and time to work endlessly (8) |
| ADEQUATE | Acceptable area and time to digest European question |
| LASTPOST | No more fencing for camp men about to retire? (4,4) |
| HENNIGHT | Time to retire after foul broadcast of social that appeals to one joining a two-party system? (3,5) |
| OVEREDIT | Change too much? About time to retire! |
| SIXTIES | Team's mounting efforts to knock off runs - time to retire? |
| DEADBEAT | What could make copper bored and wanting to retire? |
| IBELIEVE | Ben Franklin's the best place to retire? (1,7,8,5,2,3,7,1,5,6,2,3,2,4,2) |
| OLDGUARD | Conservative element in sentries about to retire? (3,5) |
| NIGHT | Time to retire? (5) |
| PITSTOP | Time to retire? |
| CROCHET | Do some decorating work -- note time to go and time to stay (7) |
| LAST | & 19Dn. This indicates it's time to retire from final appointment (4,4) |
| POST | This indicates it's time to retire from final appointment (4,4) |
| MOORAGE | Reversing space and time to get somewhere to park (7) |
| BANKSTATEMENT | Country fellows following inclination and time to get note of available funds (4,9) |
| SPHERE | Territory ___ it's almost spring in this place (6) |