| OLDFIELD | First human to drive a mile in less than a minute; or, a designer brought up in Barnado's care whose couture clients include royalty and A-list celebrities (8) |
| BANNISTER | British athlete who was the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes, in May 1954 (9) |
| ITLLBEQUICK | *"I only need a minute," or a guarantee about this puzzle's theme |
| PACKHAM | One of the Springwatch presenters; or, a designer noted for bridal gowns (7) |
| CROSSDRESSER | Pass over set of drawers - one doesn't care whose (5-7) |
| CHARITIES | Cleaner? One does up Oxfam, Barnado's etc. (9) |
| RENDU | With "compte", a French term for a statement of account, a formal record or minute or a short book review (5) |
| THYROID | Your clothes designer brought up something hidden under the neck |
| IMPEL | Drive a mile, roughly, without parking (5) |
| ROGERBANNISTER | British doctor who was the first athlete to run the mile in less than four minutes? (5,9) |
| FOUR | On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man to run the mile in less than this many minutes |
| UNITE | Join in less than a minute, maybe (5) |
| UNIT | One is arranged in less than a minute (4) |
| NUT | You'll crack this one in less than a minute (3) |
| SECONDS | Extra helpings in less than a minute (7) |
| DIEU | French for "god" cents a minute; or, with a credit card, 1-800-320-4280. DOWN 1/13 |
| STEVEHANLEY | This ex-Sale wing progressed from Aspatria RUFC to a 1999 England cap in less than a year (5,6) |
| SECS | It sounds like mating takes less than a minute (4) |
| MOMENT | Less than a minute |
| NOTYET | 'In a minute or so' |
