| BAKEDALASKA | A sad, a bleak king ordered pudding (5,6) |
| APOSTATISED | It's sad a poet somehow turned from the faith |
| KARACHI | King ordered a chair from city (7) |
| TRAGIC | Very sad, a ... ending |
| TEAR | Sad, a drop being left in the glass (4) |
| MIDAS | I'm sad a" he was the golden wonder! (5) |
| MISSOTISREGRETS | "Grim Streets" is so sad a song (4,4,7) |
| HEROD | In a biblical story, which king ordered the execution of all male children aged two and under? (5) |
| CYBERPUNK | A subgenre of science fiction typified by a lawless subculture in a bleak, high-tech setting (9) |
| KEYS | They open doors for king ordered to make positive gesture (4) |
| KNITTINGMACHINE | Device that makes fabric for nice thin mat king ordered (8,7) |
| URNS | Containers Sun King ordered (4) |
| ERRATUM | Mature king ordered mistake put down (7) |
| PAPERKNIFE | Daily, king ordered fine letter opener |
| THEFLANDERSMARE | Anne, unkindly to King, ordered anthem deferrals (3,8,4) |
| KNIFE | King ordered fine blade (5) |
| KREMLIN | King ordered Merlin into Russian stronghold (7) |
| BLACKTEA | It's a bleak act to flavour a health drink! (5,3) |
| ETHANFROME | Edith Wharton's tragic title character in a bleak winter setting of doom and dread, whose life-changing escape attempt occurs on a sled (5,5) |
| PAINTSA | ___ grim picture: depicts a bleak outlook, verbally |
