| MOST | ___ of the time (nearly always) |
| TRACK | Lose ___ of the time (be unaware of what time it is) |
| SOME | You can fool all of the people ___ of the time (4) |
| NIGHT | A certain time, nearly at the end of August (5) |
| SORCERER | Ford, for the third time, nearly upset witch (8) |
| KNAP | In British usage, the object of this verb is nearly always a flint |
| GREENSLEEVES | Traditional number of vegetables nearly always consumed by the French (12) |
| HAUNCH | In a restaurant, the leg and loin of (nearly always) a deer |
| EVE | Nearly always the day before (3) |
| ASTERN | In disaster, nearly always at the back (6) |
| LASTMINUTE | Insult team playing with time nearly up (4-6) |
| ADMIT | Confess being glad to finish, time nearly up (5) |
| ONTIME | One time, nearly, punctual (2,4) |
| KNAVERIES | Venkat, with no time, nearly rises thwarting trickeries (9) |
| TOPPLE | After time, nearly all people wobble and fall (6) |
| LIMIT | Due to restriction, figure time's nearly up (5) |
| ASIGN | "___ of the Times" (1966 Petula Clark hit) |
| SIGN | Queensryche "___ of the Times" |
| MARINADE | Steep incline, nearly always downhill for starters, horse on the outside (8) |
| EVERYOTHER | Each alternate model taken up here, nearly always to the top (5,5) |
