| TRIENNIAL | Nine tortured during ordeal lasting three years (9) |
| DEALMAKER | During ordeal, make recommendation, captivating transactional type |
| TRIVIAL | Not important for Violet during ordeal (7) |
| PERENNIAL | Plant lasting three seasons or more (9) |
| PRESCHOOL | Customised Porsche, original wings, about three years old (9) |
| TRIENNIUM | Period of three years (9) |
| TRIENNUAL | Occurring once every three years (9) |
| ARMSTRONG | Tony who spent three years on ABC News Breakfast (9) |
| BADMINTONRACKET | One providing shuttle service covering fraud trials lasting three days (9,6) |
| ASPARAGUS | Taking up to three years to establish from crowns before being harvested in bundles, a vegetable seasonal from St George's Day until the longest day (9) |
| MARCOPOLO | He ruled the Chinese city of Yangchow for three years |
| YAKETYYAK | Within three years, Kate developed a knack - finally! - for stupid talk |
| SUMMERLONG | Lasting three hot months |
| AUTUMNAL | Lasting three months beyond the prime? (8) |
| CORKLINED | Descriptive of Marcel Proust's spartan bedroom where he spent most of the last three years of his life (4-5) |
| JKROWLING | First person to win a Smarties Prize, for children's books, three years in a row |
| ADARSHENI | Extra month of the Jewish year occurring about every three years (4,5) |
| FACEMASKS | Which Covid-19 restriction was lifted in healthcare settings after three years in May? (4,5) |
| RUBELLA | A contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days. |
| ATFOLSOMPRISON | After smashing up the stage lights during a 1965 Opry performance, Johnny Cash was allowed back three years later due to the success of this 1968 live album |
