| TORTOISES | Slow-moving turtles, but faster than hares? (9) |
| FERTILE | "i used to retreat like a turtle / but now to the bedroom i hurtle / when in-laws drop by, the egg count is high / when her mom's near my wife is more ___" |
| CRAWL | Make slow progress on land but faster in water (5) |
| AFTERS | They're consumed later, but faster digested (6) |
| TBAR | How to get back up the hill so you can just go down it again, but faster |
| REEL | A strathspey-like Scottish dance but faster; a spin, stagger, stumble, swag, sway or swirl; or, a spool (4) |
| HURRYUP | Hot Indian dish (not starter) more costly but faster! (5,2) |
| LEVERETS | Name given to young hares, especially one less than one year old (8) |
| LYNX | Wildcat that hunts snowshoe hares |
| COURSER | Hunter of hares - speedy horse or bird (7) |
| REHEARSED | Went over to see hares dancing in the grass (9) |
| SANDRA | Girl entertained by hares and rabbits (6) |
| AESOP | "The Hares and the Frogs" writer |
| BASSETHOUNDS | They were bred to hunt hares |
| DOES | Female hares (4) |
| NEWHAMPSHIRE | State "Men whip hares" unfortunately (3,9) |
| LEPUS | Latin or genus name for hares (5) |
| RASHER | Hastier, hares off before the rain (6) |
| HUSK | Group of hares; or, the shell of a seed (4) |
| WATS | Back of garden shed, moles and hares |
