| STALLING | Smart, is concealing everything and playing for time |
| ACHING | Playing for time, Henry is hurt (6) |
| SIDEWISE | On the edge of being smart is lateral way (8) |
| INTUITION | Feeling smart, is taking lessons |
| FEARFULLY | "Awfully smart" is about all you can hear (9) |
| SMELLARAT | Ella, terribly smart, is about to become suspicious (5,1,3) |
| PROCRASTINATING | Make actor sing in part, playing for time (15) |
| COCKAPOO | Cross with bird initially playing for time (8) |
| TEMPORISING | Me, sporting? I mess about, playing for time |
| STONEWALLING | Blocking or playing for time -- nothing novel in that (12) |
| STALINGRAD | City once playing for time, halfhearted - terrific (10) |
| STALLER | One playing for time |
| INSTALLING | Fitting in before playing for time (10) |
| RECIPES | Initially playing for time, intones instructions (7) |
| UNNERVING | Running off is concealing energy and very bad for confidence (9) |
| GRIS | Spanish cubist artist whose paintings include Guitar and Pipe, Glass of Beer and Playing Cards and Violin and Checkerboard (4) |
| BROUGHTTOLIGHT | Baronet is concealing difficult time, old flame discovered |
| VHS | Standard recording and playing system for video cassettes (1,1,1) |
| DENS | Rooms for watching TV and playing games |
| CAMCORDER | Device for recording and playing video |
