| MERITED | Red asked for time and earned it |
| STALLED | Played for time and it was all Ted's doing (7) |
| EVANS | Godfrey ___ , English wicketkeeper born in 1920 who played for Kent and earned 91 Test caps for England (5) |
| TARDIS | Short for Time and Relative Dimensions in Space |
| OFTEN | Another word for time and again |
| JAMESAGEE | 1940s film critic for Time and The Nation |
| STALLS | Plays for time, and gets theatre seats (6) |
| KICKEDTOTOUCH | Played for time and gave up drink - that hurt |
| RAKEDIN | Artist and family accommodated journalist and earned (5,2) |
| STIPEND | Don't save it up for investment. You've earned it (7) |
| INCOME | Come in and then go out! You've earned it! (6) |
| ENDEAR | Make oneself liked, and one may have earned it (6) |
| SANDS | Metaphor for time ... and, when divided into three words, puzzle theme found in the four longest acr |
| LIONELMESSI | Argentine soccer player who plays for FC Barcelona and earned $111 M according to Forbes in 2018: 2 wds. |
| PETERGUNN | The theme from this 1958 TV series reached number one on the pop charts and earned an Emmy nomination for its composer, Henry Mancini (5,4) |
| DESERVED | Case of delegate: did job and earned? |
| WON | Had a great game and earned the trophy |
| BLACKCAP | Warbler whose song has earned it the nickname "northern nightingale" (8) |
| DESERVE | About that meeting place - you've earned it! (7) |
| TAKEPRIDEIN | Feel pleased about kip? Earned it after working (4,5,2) |
