| LANGUOROUS | Reluctant to hurry up the wall along our American borders |
| SOSO | In spite of the supervising seamstress' hurry up, the job was mediocre (2-2) |
| AUTOS | One closed American borders for cars (5) |
| NAAN | Indian bread from Native American borders (4) |
| NURSES | They tend to hurry up before the ship rounds the point |
| KEENE | Laura ___, actress-manager whose company's performance of the play Our American Cousin at Ford's The |
| DUNDREARY | Lord ____, a caricature of an English nobleman in the play Our American Cousin, gave his name to long sideburns |
| CANADA | A new bill in California refers to state over the American border (6) |
| WAITS | Hangs tight, as for the next season of The Pitt to hurry up and come out |
| LOOKSHARP | Appear to be a pointed reminder to hurry up |
| GETYOURSKATESON | Instruction to a sportsman to hurry up (3,4,6,2) |
| STEPONIT | Course of action to get old fool to hurry up |
| RUSHES | Tells one to hurry up with the prints (6) |
| GETAMOVEON | Has to hurry up to organise a flitting (3,1,4,2) |
| NURSE | Tend to hurry up, sure to lose heart |
| PARAPET | Low wall along the side of a bridge (7) |
| LAURAKEENE | Actress and manager whose company's performance of play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC was attended by Abraham Lincoln on the night of his assassination (5,5) |
| AUREOLA | 'Golden light ale', our American brew |
| LORDDUNDREARY | Character in 'Our American Cousin', a play by Tom Taylor (4,9) |
| CELSIUS | Fahrenheit's pal north of the American border |