| ENDURED | Having lasted, stopped round about half four (7) |
| STATURE | Standing from about half four, you say (7) |
| SUFFOCATE | Kill time in US cafe, around about half four (9) |
| LEISURE | Recreation in general is half four (7) |
| SATISFIED | Met deaf half-sister round about half-time (9) |
| DOTED | Was very fond of the odd ramble, round about half term |
| RETEST | Set another examination round about half term holiday |
| DENIAL | No traffic round about half nine (6) |
| ATTIRE | Tear off round about half time to get clothes (6) |
| AFORTIORI | Half four at lido, train regularly with greater confidence |
| URGE | Try to make the half four, for instance, back (4) |
| SOUR | In that case, half four, sharp (4) |
| PERMIAN | The largest extinction in Earth's history took place during this time, which lasted from about 299 million to about 252 million years ago and set the stage for the emergence of the dinosaurs. |
| MAURYAN | Ancient Indian empire centred at Pataliputra (later Patna) near the junction of the Son and Ganges (Ganga) rivers. It lasted from about 321 to 185 BCE. (7) |
| OUTWORN | Lasted longer than (7) |
| CURRANT | Something to eat lasted, in short (7) |
| OVERRAN | Lasted too long and went too far? (7) |
| OTTOMAN | Former Turkish empire in Europe, Asia and Africa which lasted from the 13c to the end of World War I (7) |
| PICASSO | Cubism co-founder whose austere "blue" phase gave way to "rose" in a period that lasted from 1904-06 (7) |
| UMBERTO | Name of Italy's last king, whose reign lasted only 34 days in 1946 (7) |
