Related Clues:

• Lateness
• Being late, copper gets back into police box
• Being behind quality, clean up red stains
• Sailor eats second, being a little late
• Being late, crewman eats only first bit of supper
• Takes a meal among sailors, though it causes delay
• Doctor's vehicle is touring cut-off headland -- it means being late
• Has meal entertained by sailors, being late
• No quality in fast food eats accepted by sailors
• Late state
• Fish first to sink to the bottom after time delay
• Inserts ad after confusing delay
• Drains set to deteriorate, giving problem in schedule?
• Has meal consumed by sailors, characteristic of boat to China?
• Being behind, rise, stand another way