| COMEACROPPER | Fail to arrive, having run into a policeman (4,1,7) |
| ROYCROPPER | Boy goes running into a policeman and male Corrie character (3,7) |
| PRICKLE | What's the point, having run into a difficult situation? |
| ABREAST | Side by side, having run into a depraved individual (7) |
| LATTE | Coffee is yet to arrive, having little time to drink (5) |
| SCROUNGER | He gets a free lunch, old Bob taking credit: later to arrive, having no starter (9) |
| NOSHOW | One who fails to arrive (2-4) |
| ARISTOPHANES | Playwright runs into a thespian so unexpectedly |
| BETROTHED | Got engaged to the other, having run into debt badly (9) |
| COMEFULLCIRCLE | Arrive having eaten with band and return to start again |
| COMMANDER | Arrive, having ditched English chap, to meet the German boss |
| GUNTERGRASS | Writer presents piece, getting a bit of work having run into old news agency (6,5) |
| BARNARDO | Doctor is noble, hiding nothing having run into trouble (8) |
| CRABBY | Irritable, having run into professional driver (6) |
| AFFRAY | Fight about nothing, having run into girl (6) |
| HAIRTRIGGER | Gun mechanism locks having run into Milne's bouncer? |
| TROT | Having run into infant, jog |
| SCARAB | Beetle about having run into destroyer |
| PLUMMET | Having run into Victoria first, will fall headlong (7) |
| DETRAIN | Get off at Waterloo perhaps, having run into delay (7) |
