| GOFASTERSTRIPES | Reforming priest gets so far - these won't speed things up! |
| PERSIST | Reforming priests carry on |
| SUREFIRE | "Is it a ___ way to speed things up..." (Blues Traveler lyric) |
| TIMESAVING | Rubbishing of negativism is designed to speed things up |
| VERDI | As a composer, I would speed things up |
| GETASHIFTON | To change into a smock, one had to speed things up (3,1,5,2) |
| PUTONESFOOTDOWN | Took firm action to speed things up (3,4,4,4) |
| FASTFORWARD | Draws raft of proposals to speed things up (4,7) |
| FASTENER | Having zip, perhaps, does it speed things up? (8) |
| FESTINALENTE | In Lent a fete's possible: don't be in a hurry to speed things up (7,5) |
| HURRY | Speed things up |
| METHUSELAH | The writer gets so healthy, picking up example of long life (10) |
| APPRISES | A Parish Priest gets up and gives information (8) |
| AEROSOL | Loos are in a mess - this will freshen things up! (7) |
| EXCITING | Former spouse giving evidence - stirring things up! |
| PESTLE | Pele overshadows Best - half crushing for those who want to spice things up! (6) |
| OPPOSABLETHUMP | Both Pueblo maps charted - handy for picking things up! (9,5) |
| IGNITER | Tiring Tour around Spain? That'll lighten things up! (7) |
| JALAPENO | Jack took one friend a rose? Should spice things up! (8) |
| AWAKEN | Away with you, Kenneth, and stir things up! (6) |
