| WATERLILY | Early wilt sadly in flower (5,4) |
| INEBRIATE | Be upset, in the grip of inertia sadly, in boozer |
| EMOTIONAL | Mate in loo sadly in a tearful state? (9) |
| DISREPAIR | Rapid rise, sadly, in dilapidation (9) |
| SNOWBLINK | Wintry reflection by owl: NB sadly in decline (9) |
| UNCERTAIN | Nicer aunt sadly in a dither? (9) |
| ONTHEWANE | Extremely able then, now sadly in decline (2,3,4) |
| CITYSTATE | Attic style left abandoned sadly in old Athens? (4-5) |
| HYGIENIST | Cleanliness expert - sadly in pig-sty he has no power |
| BARCELONA | Pub customer initially alone, sadly, in city |
| APOCRYPHA | Happy carol incomplete, sadly, in religious texts (9) |
| RUSINURBE | Buries urn sadly in city park (3,2,4) |
| MARENGO | Mark, a goner, sadly, in battle fought in Italy |
| GOLDENHIND | Drake, or hen sadly in depth, at sea in this! (6,4) |
| GARAM | 31 bringing torment turning up in the morning, sadly in the morning brought up (5,6) |
| FORENOON | No one sadly in favour of starting in the morning (8) |
| QUEENSCOUNSEL | Barrister in New York borough, no use, sadly, in case of criminal |
| AIRYFAIRY | Fine line - just sadly in the end not solid enough? |
| BEAUTYCONTEST | Cute toy absent sadly in aesthetic competition |
| EREWHON | Butler gets nowhere, sadly, in his imaginary state (7) |
