| SHOTGUNWEDDING | Feudal Japanese union takes time, or is a hurried event |
| NUTMEG | Miners union takes time, say, for some spice (6) |
| LATE | Not dead on time - or is he? (4) |
| MUESLI | Mothers' Union takes on lies concocted for healthy breakfast cereal (6) |
| BLOW | Word for a gust or puff of wind; an act of getting some fresh air; a wallop; a display of blossom; a jazz jam or rock session; a blast on a trumpet or whistle; or, a hurried departure (4) |
| ADULATOR | Grown-up is without artifice, initially, or is a sycophant (8) |
| EVELYN | A first name for persons of either sex or is a surname (6) |
| NINJA | Feudal Japanese warrior employed as a spy or assassin |
| GLANCE | Word for a swift oblique impact or movement, thus for a hurried or momentary coup d'oeil, aka a peek (6) |
| SCUTTLE | A hurried run; an opening/trapdoor in a ship's deck; a fireside vessel for coal; or, a basket for vegetables (7) |
| CONSIDERATE | Like one who cares for others - or is a decent sort |
| BEAT | Copper's round, or is a square? (4) |
| AMBROSIAL | Fragrant, delicious lamb - or is a mince needed? (9) |
| FOGGY | Befog eyeglasses or is a bit of an old one perhaps (5) |
| KAWASAKININJA | Sport bike brand named after a type of feudal Japanese warrior |
| ODA | Name of a feudal Japanese clan |
| SHOGUNGUNSHOW | Feudal Japanese ruler's weaponry display? |
| SCRAWL | Word for cacography, a hurried signature, illegible jottings, sloppy writing or scribble, perhaps as if a spider has crawled across one's page (6) |
| RIFLE | Make a hurried search for a weapon (5) |
| SPLUTTER | Say in a hurried or choking manner (8) |
