Hurried up - gave an assessment - recounted events (8)
I believe the answer is:
narrated
'recounted events' is the definition.
'narrated' can be an answer for 'recounted' ('narrate' can be a synonym of 'recount'). I am unsure of the 'events' bit.
'hurried up gave an assessment' is the wordplay.
'hurried' becomes 'ran' (running is a kind of hurrying).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'gave an assessment' becomes 'rated' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ran' written backwards gives 'nar'.
'nar'+'rated'='NARRATED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for narrated that I've seen before include "Recounted, recited" , "Told a story, gave an account of" , "told a tale" , "Provided commentary" , "Related" .)