| NEWLYWED | Of late, no longer miss (5-3) |
| JETBLACK | Professional name of late ex-drummer and founding member of The Stranglers (3,5) |
| NIGHTOWL | Keeper of late hours (5,3) |
| STARDUST | Ziggy -; alter ego of late singersongwriter David Bowie and the title of one of his songs (8) |
| DROPZONE | NYT Puzzle Forum page, of late, for occasional works of art |
| RECENTLY | Centre spread is only the half of it of late (8) |
| CRESCENT | Cold of late gripping second row of houses |
| CEMETERY | The dead centre of a lifeless place of late (8) |
| FALSETTO | High voice offering confusion of tenor with soprano of late |
| LASTPOST | Collected by a man of letters - of late, it's played as a sad reminder (4,4) |
| EVENTIDE | A couple of "drawings", one only spoken of late in the day |
| DEADLOSS | Misfortune of late is hopeless (4,4) |
| OBITUARY | What's been noted of late? (8) |
| RELATING | Ring around, kind of late, telling stories (8) |
| HELSINKI | Goddess of late gets to knock one back in the City |
| ALSATIAN | Breed of late movie dog Rin Tin Tin (8) |
| THECOLTS | Luck-less team, as of late 2019 |
| FUNERALS | A good time for laser treatment in services of late (8) |
| NOWADAYS | Of late, Bill never hangs around with son (8) |
| AUTUMNAL | Characteristic of late maturity verging on decline (8) |
