| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Occupying a couch, maybe | ||
| No wideawake escapee will be! (6,7) | ||
| How one may be caught unawares (7) | ||
| Crashing for an hour, maybe | ||
| How one can be caught on a snooker table? (7) | ||
| Presumably no wide-awake criminal is apprehended in this way (6,7) | ||
| Here's PN aping about and taking a sleep (7) | ||
| Taking short sleep | ||
| Having a brief sleep | The Times Concise | 28 Feb 2024 |
| Nodding off briefly | ||
| Taking a siesta | Eugene Sheffer | 09 Mar 2019 |
| Having a short sleep | The Times Concise | 08 Feb 2018 |
| Taking forty winks | ||
| Off one's guard | ||
| Off one's guard | ||
| Not alert | ||
| Off one's guard. |