| TEMPORISE | Time to get up? Avoid making a commitment for a while (9) |
| EQUIVOCATE | To use ambiguous language to hide the truth or avoid making a commitment (10) |
| HEDGES | Hard borders? Avoids making a decision (6) |
| RESOLUTIONS | Jan. 1 commitments (for a while, anyway) (11) |
| TWENTIES | Entered into commitments for a period of years |
| SMUGGLE | No magicians tail up avoid customs (7) |
| SIDESTEP | It speeds up - avoid! (8) |
| DEBUT | United, bound by commitment for first time (5) |
| ALLEGIANCE | Commitment for one in marriage |
| NAILINGDOWN | Extracting commitment for securing floorboards (7,4) |
| MONTBLANC | Can early bet inform odds, when backing one to get up? (4,5) |
| PROMISING | Making a commitment to do (9) |
| BREAKEVEN | Avoid making a loss in holiday period still (5,4) |
| SLEEPOVER | When it's time to get up apparently at friend's after having stayed the night? (9) |
| DESPERATE | Need repast abroad? Avoid rump of stallion in a stew (9) |
| LATERISER | One taking their time to get up |
| SITSONTHE | Avoids making decision - puts down the receiver (4,2,3,5) |
| ABED | As a teacher, what you should have to get up? No (4) |
| TAKETHELIFT | Advice to hitchhiker wanting to get up? (4,3,4) |
| ONTHEFENCE | Sit here to avoid making a decision about garden boundary? (2,3,5) |
