| GRIMREAPER | He appears to be late? |
| ACTOR | One who hardly ever is who he appears to be |
| ACROSSTHEPOND | On postcards, he appears to be in America? |
| PLASTERSAINT | He appears to be virtuous, but bedaubs fine books (7,5) |
| IRONIC | I join Ron and I see that he appears to be mocked |
| DELAYER | Does hiding-place cause one to be late? (7) |
| TRAINLOAD | Rational characters maybe died, all those expecting to be late? |
| PLAYPOSSUM | Pretend to be late? (4,6) |
| MILOSEVIC | He appears to have lost to Kostunica |
| ACHE | Long account he appears to follow |
| VOTER | He appears to mark his selection wrong (5) |
| SLEEP | (& 1-across) KIPpers to be late? (5,4,3,6) |
| DEADSET | Determined to be late to class (4,3) |
| DONORCARD | What identifies one intending to be late to help others? |
| ABEL | He was the first person to be late! (4) |
| BEING | Lying in wait, clutching mother-to-be, he appears shifty (5,10,4,3,5) |
| LENIN | He appears late in Red Square |
| TOM | He may get beaten if he appears again |
| LIVINGWILL | Quick statement about what to do if one's going to be late |
| MILKMAN | It's unlike him to be late at work (7) |
