| ANYMINUTENOW | Man went in, you came out almost immediately! (3,6,3) |
| STAT | Speak out almost immediately (4) |
| SAVANT | Scholarly man went in for exam about vehicle (6) |
| IFEELOLD | Possible reaction upon learning that "Baby One More Time" came out almost 25 years ago (true!) |
| ABBA | Group whose 2021 hit I Still Have Faith in You came 29 years after their last chart entry |
| CALVINHARRIS | Scottish EDM DJ who had a 2016 hit with "This Is What You Came For": 2 wds. |
| RETRO | Almost immediately back in, every third character in Northern Territory |
| UNANIMOUS | Aim nuns managed to carry out, almost fully in agreement |
| LAIR | Brash young man went to ground in a gravewyard! |
| BUCKLED | Spirited young man went first, but caved in (7) |
| GOODTIMING | "You came in right when I hoped you would!" |
| TOUTDESUITE | Solicitor with case in action almost immediately from abroad |
| RALEIGH | Queen's favourite drink brought in almost immediately |
| HAEMOSTAT | Medical equipment a seraglio runs out of almost immediately (9) |
| DIDNTMISSABEAT | Said something in response almost immediately |
| ATSHORTNOTICE | Chatter - it soon breaks up; in fact, almost immediately (2,5,6) |
| OXEN | Bulls, say, in ring almost immediately going west |
| NEARTHING | The gin ran out -- almost a disaster (4,5) |
| AMOUR | Fling arm out almost roughly (5) |
| OUROWN | Worn out - almost shattered - by the local community (3,3) |
