| BUTCHERS | Look aggressive at first, losing time |
| CENSUS | People count American coins first, losing time (6) |
| INITIAL | First losing inability to drop by (7) |
| CURTAIN | Blind dog getting tense and primarily aggressive at home (7) |
| VIOLENT | Aggressive at 6-0 then 50-10 was disastrous! (7) |
| ERADICATE | Destroy order, losing time after time (9) |
| RIVET | Fasten stand despite losing time at the beginning (5) |
| SOPPY | Sentimental to pause, losing time at Paraguay's borders |
| OFFYOURROCKER | Wayward ferry out of Cork losing time at sea |
| HARDTIME | Third mate at sea losing time has unpleasant experience (4,4) |
| LIGHTSOUT | Type of ale, losing time for type of beer, it's time to sleep (6,3) |
| SANDWICH | Losing time, bear with first person in Bonn getting snack (8) |
| ENCIRCLE | Losing time over faulty electronic compass (8) |
| ROSE | Got up as tiresome losing time (4) |
| ASAP | Dane leaves Pasadena in short without losing time (4) |
| IRRIGATED | Washed out and cross, losing time for golf (9) |
| HOBNAIL | One keeping shoes on losing time in muddy biathlon (7) |
| SIRS | Gentlemen in states of agitation when losing time (4) |
| INVEIGH | Rail taking home very small number, losing time (7) |
| RESCUE | Rest, losing time, get signal to save (6) |
