| SAWFIT | A swift turn-around is considered proper |
| SNATCH | A swift act or thing, such as a hasty grab or catch; a kidnapping or theft; a quick bite to eat; a brief spell of exertion, sleep, time etc; a fragment of a song or a talk; or, a quibble (6) |
| PROSPER | It's considered proper in the South to do well (7) |
| CONVENTION | Assembly of what's considered proper |
| COURSER | A swift charger, steed or warhorse; a runner; a beagler or other hare hunter; a hound, trained for said chase; or, a plover-like bird, adapted for sprinting, rather than flying (7) |
| ATALANTA | In Greek mythology, she is a swift-footed hunter, though she lost a footrace because of the Hesperides' apples. In As You Like It (act 3, scene 2), Jaques says, "You have a nimble wit. I think 'twas m |
| RUSH | A swift forward movement; a stampede; a sudden demand, burst of activity, flood/flow or euphoric thrill; or, a flock of pochards (4) |
| SCURRY | Word for a swift scoot, scramble or skitter; a scud or swirl of snow; a short sprint; or, a scamper of squirrels (6) |
| STREAK | A flash of lightning or the course or line it takes; a swift dash; or, a band of contrasting colour (6) |
| DART | A miniature arrow after which a swift river fish is nicknamed (4) |
| DODGE | A swift evasive dart, dive or duck; a trick; a quibble; or, the action of two change-ringing bells trading places (5) |
| CAREER | From the Latin for "wheeled vehicle", word first for a racecourse or a gallop at full-speed, later a swift headlong rush; or, one's profession or progress through life (6) |
| GLANCE | Word for a swift oblique impact or movement, thus for a hurried or momentary coup d'oeil, aka a peek (6) |
| YAHOO | Local rude person is a swift type (5) |
| HARE | Body-snatcher is a swift-moving cross-country runner (4) |
| STEED | A trunk call in ease for a swift equine |
| BARB | A party's left Barbados with a swift horse for you |
| HOBBY | Falcon related to the kestrel, merlin and peregrine; a swift-flying bird catching dragonflies on the wing with a Latin name used for the game Subbuteo (5) |
| THANKYOUMAAM | After George Michael's band and subsequent loud noise, this is a swift and easy encounter (5-3-4) |
| SCUD | Cloud, rain, spray etc driven fast by the wind; a swift run/runner; or, in the Scots language, a state of nudity (4) |
