| SLEEP | Giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of ___ in a 2 minute naps throughout the day. |
| ANTS | Creatures that sleep by taking hundreds of minute-long naps throughout the day |
| TAKETO | Form a liking for them when they declare a two-minute break? |
| SORTS | Out of ___ (in a bad temper) |
| OKAPI | What is the giraffe's only living relative? (5) |
| FAME | Fifteen minutes of ___ |
| ONTHEBEACH | "We watched about 10 minutes of '___' ..." |
| SAMBA | Brazilian dance in a 2/4 tempo, varied with the use of a sung chorus to a batucada rhythm - and a variety of strawberry! (5) |
| KLAYTHOMPSON | Warriors guard who's the first player in NBA history to score 60 points in under 30 minutes of play: 2 wds. |
| DAVE | Only character shown in the final 30 minutes of "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
| CUTSTOOCLOSE | Gets to the airport with only 2 minutes to get to the gate, for example |
| SOUTHDAKOTA | In January 1943, the town of Spearfish in this state recorded the greatest 2-minute temperature change ever, going from -4 degrees Fahrenheit to +45 degrees |
| DURING | Throughout the day; in the course of (5) |
| HALFTIME | 12-minute period expanded to 30 minutes for the Super Bowl |
| THOMASMULLER | German international footballer who made his final appearance for Bayern Munich in a 2?0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the 2025 Club World Cup quarter-finals |
| GUNDOG | Any one of a gamekeeper or shooting party's canine companions assisting in flushing "feathers", pointing out prey, retrieving "fur" or setting game throughout the day (3,3) |
| MUESLI | "Little mash, mush, puree" first, now a granola-like breakfast cereal of nuts, rolled oats and raisins, say, to keep one sustained throughout the day (6) |
| STEAMCAR | Early vehicle that could take up to 30 minutes to start |
| HIPPO | Creature able to hold its breath underwater for up to 30 minutes |
| TONAL | Openers in Test only need a length of pitch (5) |
