| Playing against poetry, by the sound of it |
VERSUS |
| Putting on like this takes time, of course |
CLOCKGOLF |
| Shortly, it's superlative and so on |
VERYSOON |
| Sounds as if one's been revved up |
RECTOR |
| Started to be with this with 9 across |
GUN |
| Staying |
ENDURANCE |
| That can be an expensive ball game |
ROULETTE |
| That's sent us of late |
SUNSET |
| That's what 9 across get with the boy around one |
FIRED |
| The material that gives the insect stripes |
SERGEANT |
| The sound of prayer will be the death of some |
PREDATOR |
| They're bound not to be on the inside for drafts |
OUTLINES |
| Tidiness is much in demand |
ORDER |
| What a beast to keep on the course! |
STEER |
| What do you get for this? The answer is a lemon |
HALFTIME |
| With this tooth it ate, one would think |
COG |
| Would, by the sound of it, plant |
AFFOREST |
| X, but not in this part of the puzzle |
ACROSS |