| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MEET | Make, as a deadline |
| RACINGAGAINSTTIME | Trying to make a deadline |
| UNMET | Missed, as a deadline |
| EXTEND | Postpone, as a deadline |
| RUNCLOSE | Approach, as a deadline |
| MEET | Satisfy, as a deadline |
| MEETS | Complies with, as a deadline |
| EXTENDS | Pushes back, as a deadline |
| LOOMED | Was imminent, as a deadline |
| CUTCORNERS | Saved time, as to meet a deadline |
| clock | to postpone an official or legal deadline by ceasing to count the hours that elapse, as when a new union contract must be agreed upon before an old contract runs out |
