| SOURNOTES | *Unpleasant things to end on |
| HIGHNOTE | Good thing to end on |
| SOURNOTE | Bad thing to end on |
| COLDS | Unpleasant things to pass around |
| THREATEN | Promise unpleasant things to a number after earthquake (8) |
| TASK | Unpleasant thing to be taken to |
| GUM | Unpleasant thing to step on |
| FEARTHEWORST | Revolting expert leaves weather forecast in a mess. Expect unpleasant things to happen (4,3,5) |
| CROW | Unpleasant thing to eat |
| IRE | Unpleasant thing to invoke |
| EYESORE | Very unpleasant thing to look at |
| PARKINGTICKET | Unpleasant thing to find under a windscreen wiper (7,6) |
| GAME | Singles at tennis, I can do the same unpleasant thing to you! (3,3,4,4,4) |
| PLAYTHAT | Singles at tennis, I can do the same unpleasant thing to you! (3,3,4,4,4) |
| TWOCAN | Singles at tennis, I can do the same unpleasant thing to you! (3,3,4,4,4) |
| ODIC | Relating to a lyric poem end to end on the tip of an iceberg |
| LINE | End to end, on the gridiron |
| TACT | Ability to say unpleasant things in a nice way |
| SOSO | OK to end on Mayday (2-2) |
| ICENI | Old tribe pleasant, beginning to end, on island |