| COMETOPASS | Happen to take first place, then a couple of seconds |
| GUSH | Good to take first place in race, prompting excess enthusiasm (4) |
| BLOWHOTANDCOLD | Unpredictably, swing a punch, then a couple of taps |
| IMPAIR | Hobble one mile, then a couple |
| EMBARGO | Ban me on return to drinking place, then leave (7) |
| STYLED | Arranged messy place, then acted as a guide (6) |
| ADHERER | One sticks publicity in this place, then runs! |
| TICKLINGSTICK | A comedian's accessory has fishes caught in a couple of seconds (8,5) |
| SLOPPINESS | Cut trees in a couple of seconds, showing lack of care |
| WRASSE | Short time out of water ? a couple of seconds ? hurt fish (6) |
| DISPOSSESS | Rob CID man's body of constables, taking a couple of seconds |
| EMBASSY | A couple of seconds to break into complex maybe - that's the mission |
| CUTLASS | Piece of meat reduced by one third - given a couple of seconds, this could slice it? |
| SMOOTHER | A couple of seconds on different plane, for example (8) |
| LASSIE | Girl's stay cut by a couple of seconds (6) |
| SADDLEBACK | In a couple of seconds confuse pig |
| CLEARNESS | Find out in a couple of seconds about definition |
| AMOS | Prophet needs a couple of seconds |
| NEEDLE | A couple of seconds away from getting undesired bug (6) |
| MOMO | Nepalese dumpling made in a couple of seconds (4) |
