| SECONDRATE | Taking little time to assess as below standard |
| IMMORALLY | Compiler's taking little time to recover by foul means (9) |
| SWEETTALK | Creep after taking little time to flatter (5-4) |
| LISTEN | Lines tampered with, taking little time to install tap (6) |
| COURTIER | Royal attendant taking little time to block messenger |
| STROMATA | Fibrous connective tissues taking little time to rise in layers (8) |
| SWEETS | Puddings taking little time to fill small son |
| MINX | Flirt taking little time to give you a kiss (4) |
| ESTIMATE | Engineer set a time to assess (8) |
| ZERORATE | Assess as having no VAT to pay, nothing to reprove (4-4) |
| SABBATIC | Graduate taking little time in basic travelling, such as Sunday (8) |
| DYESTUFF | Colourant below standard? Certainly time to go into that (8) |
| PROTECTED | Threw out Jack, taking little time, instead, to be defended (9) |
| THRILL | It's a pleasure to cultivate, taking little time (6) |
| MOORHEN | Bird taking little time, heron flying (7) |
| RABBIT | Talk given by religious teacher taking little time (6) |
| SWEETLY | With charm and cunning, taking little time (7) |
| INFECTOR | Virus maybe in corrupted force, taking little time (8) |
| TOIL | Work taking little time, slick stuff? |
| DEFER | Shelve with greater skill, taking little time (5) |
