| NOTARISE | Fail to get up to acknowledge formally (8) |
| ROSEBOWL | Stood up to acknowledge applause and left with decorative container for flowers |
| DESOLATE | In despair, fail to get up in time (8) |
| SLEEPSIN | Spineless sort almost fails to get up (6,2) |
| LIEINWAIT | Fail to get up to island to catch first sight of wind hover |
| SURMOUNT | Report request for knight to get up to overcome obstacle (8) |
| HITHERTO | Success for the girl to get up to this time (8) |
| TORTOISE | It moves slowly to get up to the centre (8) |
| THEORISE | Little fellow has to get up to speculate! (8) |
| PHARISEE | For hypocrite, hard to get up to join in exercise (8) |
| LONGSHIP | Yearns to get up-to-date boat |
| AUGUSTUS | Emperor, initially awfully unwilling to get up to meet us |
| ACQUAINT | Bill, old-fashioned, is to get up to date |
| NEWIDEAS | Ways for silly Sadie to get up-to-date notions (3,5) |
| OVERSLEEP | Fail to get up, turning huntsman's gun on duck |
| FACILITY | Fail to get City to change money made available for borrower (8) |
| DISCLOSE | Fail to get on record broadcast (8) |
| COLLAPSE | Fail to get everyone back into thicket (8) |
| TAKESTHECOUNT | Fails to get up before ten, as the enumerator does (5,3,5) |
| DECREASE | Reduce speed, for instance, and speed camera will fail to get Pam (8) |
