| TELESCOPIC | Able to collapse |
| IMPLODE | To collapse or cause to collapse violently inwards (7) |
| DEFALLA | Composer, mostly unable to appreciate music, about to collapse |
| EXTRICATE | Exit car wreck close to collapse, taking time to wriggle free (9) |
| METALFATIGUE | To iron, say, a chore - such stress may lead to collapse |
| TUMBLEDOWN | Corporation was hurt to have property threatening to collapse |
| SEISMIC | Is trapped in house beginning to collapse due to earthquake |
| ABATE | A club close to collapse gets to subside (5) |
| RAMSHACKLE | Strike, subject to restraint, likely to collapse (10) |
| RISE | Peer reviewed Tory is close to collapse, happy result of going to bed in good time (5,2,4) |
| EARLYTO | Peer reviewed Tory is close to collapse, happy result of going to bed in good time (5,2,4) |
| CAUCUS | Faction starts to collapse acrimoniously: punch-ups on regular basis to follow! |
| THEGOVERNMENT | Leaders of the house close to collapse - Scottish cabinet minister with Royal Navy crew has final attempt to join those in power (3,10) |
| SLUMP | Small swelling to collapse (5) |
| TWOFOLD | Double the number to collapse (7) |
| DISREPAIR | Rapid rise turns to collapse |
| CLEMATIS | Climber's claim set to collapse (8) |
| GODOWN | Allow deity preceding to collapse (2,4) |
| FOLD | Fellow, elderly, seen to collapse (4) |
| DOWNFALL | Unhappy season in America leading to collapse |
