| DEMOED | Did due diligence at a dealer |
| REROUTED | Redirected? RTE do due clarifying. (8) |
| STUDIOUSLY | Boss, cunning, securing promissory note with due diligence (10) |
| NEGLIGENT | I left information around man without due diligence |
| SLACK | Not exercising due diligence |
| STAGECOACH | A large type of historical diligence, four-in-hand or tally-ho that ran on a regular route with passengers/mail from leg to leg, town to city etc (10) |
| SEETOIT | Carry out a duty with diligence |
| INDUSTRY | At home clean extremely rigorously - diligence |
| DUE | A type of diligence |
| APPLICATION | Diligence with which one may seek a job |
| ASSETS | Diligence, a winning smile, etc. |
| DILATORY | Figures a conservative to be lacking diligence (8) |
| ZEAL | More than a little diligence |
| WORKETHIC | The belief in diligence as a merit (4,5) |
| ASSIDUITY | Constant or close effort, diligence, as in a detective film. |
| STUDIO | From the Latin for "diligence", an atelier, bottega or workshop for painting or photography; or, a place to practise dance, film or record (6) |
| INDUS | Waterway showing diligence without endeavour (5) |
| GEN | Officer showing some diligence (3) |
| CONSCIENCE | Study chemistry, for example, showing diligence (10) |
| ASSIDUOUSNESS | Diligence, steadiness, perseverance (13) |