| CALENDAR | It usually only lasts twelve months |
| YEARONYEAR | Of figures, compared with the last twelve months (4-2-4) |
| ENGROSS | Engage middlemen in last twelve dozen (7) |
| GOTHEDISTANCE | Last twelve rounds? (2,3,8) |
| RUSH | Hurry! It only lasts for an hour! (4) |
| REMOTEISLAND | It's usually only accessible by plane or boat |
| EPHEMERAL | Record one of us being taken in by wader, it only lasts for a day (9) |
| EPHEMERON | Record one of us being taken in by wader, it only lasts for a day (9) |
| SHELFLIFE | Old maid's existence? Her food only lasts so long |
| LEI | Necklace that only lasts a few days |
| ANNUAL | Plant which only lasts for one growing season (6) |
| BASS | Type of guitar that usually only has four strings |
| TODAY | It will only last until midnight (5) |
| DJS | They're usually only known for their voices |
| DAYLILY | It will only last 24 hours, Ms. Allen (3,4) |
| EPHEMERA | Oriental drug in exotic hamper only lasts for a short time (8) |
| EMILY | Dickinson who wrote "In this short Life that only lasts an hour / How much - how little - is within our power" |
| TWIST | Game given to a discard-with-replacement in stud-type games, usually only as played at home* |
| SLEEP | Seals can ___ underwater and usually only come on land to escape predators like whales and sharks, as well as to mate, give birth, feed and moult |
| SINGLE | A hit for one run in cricket; a record release with usually only one or two songs; or, a one-way ticket (6) |
