| INTHENICKOFTIME | It's almost too late to fit nice mink he ordered (2,3,4,2,4) |
| CUTITFINE | Almost leave it too late to fit in cute trick (3,2,4) |
| ELEVENTHHOUR | Team travel consumes hours - it's almost too late |
| INFECTION | Pants fit nice -no complaint (9) |
| HIGHTIME | Almost too late to strike? Good heavens! Commencing in one minute, exclusively (4,4) |
| CUT | Was almost too late to play a subtle snooker shot (3,2,4) |
| ITFINE | Was almost too late to play a subtle snooker shot (3,2,4) |
| TOSH | Nonsense! It's almost too quiet! (4) |
| NOTTINGHILLGATE | Almost too late ___ lightning's destroyed part of London (7,4,4) |
| ATTHELASTSECOND | Almost too late |
| DOWNTOTHEMINUTE | Almost too late, again! |
| THEELEVENTHHOUR | Almost too late, yet again |
| KINDHEARTEDNESS | Editor carried in neat drinks he's ordered, showing generosity (4-11) |
| THEDAMAGEISDONE | It's too late to fix things - article on American lawyer meeting magician is finished |
| ELEVENTH | Some hotel event held at an hour that's almost too late (8) |
| OVERDUB | Add one's voice again, almost too late - bravo! (7) |
| VOTEFORHIMSELF | In 1988, Herb Connolly lost his Massachusetts Governor's Council seat via a 14,716 to 14,715 tally; too busy campaigning, he had arrived at the polls too late to do this |
| ENHANCE | Ann and he ordered church to improve (7) |
| WHERETO | Tower he ordered to what the taxi driver asked (7) |
| SEVENTIETH | Special occasion - going into it, he's ordered platinum to celebrate |