| ASSAD | Americans discontented with tragic president (5) |
| EDICT | Rewrite with tragic ending in order |
| SPRAT | Took a seat to hug partner, discontented with fish |
| PRONE | Lying in poker, discontented with low value of ace |
| THE | Article on sheep with the bachelor party going along with tragic boycott on lubricant leading to 3Dn's 18Dn 27Ac (3,7,3,4,3,3,5,5,3) |
| BLACKBLACKOIL | Article on sheep with the bachelor party going along with tragic boycott on lubricant leading to 3Dn's 18Dn 27Ac (3,7,3,4,3,3,5,5,3) |
| STAGAND | Article on sheep with the bachelor party going along with tragic boycott on lubricant leading to 3Dn's 18Dn 27Ac (3,7,3,4,3,3,5,5,3) |
| THECHEVIOTTHE | Article on sheep with the bachelor party going along with tragic boycott on lubricant leading to 3Dn's 18Dn 27Ac (3,7,3,4,3,3,5,5,3) |
| MACBETH | Scientist accepting gamble in play with tragic results |
| CLEARANCE | Space and opportunity to replace Henry with tragic king |
| ACOUSTICGUITAR | Unexpectedly cautious with tragic instrument (8,6) |
| TSHAPED | Like some junctions with tragic deaths primarily prevented (1-6) |
| ANTIGONE | Against having gone with tragic Greek (8) |
| COOPERS | Barrel makers with tragic magic Tommy (7) |
| EPIDERMIS | One's got it all over with tragic demise (RIP) (9) |
| PLECTRA | Parts for harpsichord and piano with tragic, classical character, except for introduction |
| HOSTESS | So hard to make a comeback with tragic female party leader (7) |
| INDIGENT | It comes to grip with tragic ending of the poor and destitute (8) |
| YEARNER | Salaryman discontented with his lot? |
| RECOUP | Compensate Robert Mugabe, discontented with military takeover (6) |
