| NIGHTMARES | Bad dreams get 'mesh' rating, perhaps (10) |
| BILLYOCEAN | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" singer |
| TREASURING | Valuing user rating, perhaps (10) |
| DERMMTITIS | After bad dream, bird is getting skintrouble (10) |
| DERMATITIS | After bad dream, bird is getting skin trouble (10) |
| MARSHALLED | In the bad dream, will be gathered together (10) |
| ARMEDFORCE | Gunboat diplomacy could be a bad dream for the church (5,5) |
| INTO | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get ___ My Car" |
| CAR | Billy Ocean hit, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My ..." (3) |
| OCEAN | Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car singer, Billy ___ |
| OUTTA | Billy Ocean's Get ___ My Dreams, Get Into My Car |
| MYCAR | Billy Ocean hit, Get Outta My Dreams, Get into ___ |
| RACIER | Less likely to get a G rating, perhaps |
| STEAMIER | More likely to get an R rating, perhaps |
| ONESTAR | Bad rating, perhaps |
| BLOODIEST | Likeliest to get an R rating, perhaps |
| MISREAD | Wrongly interpret bad dreams about India (7) |
| MARES | Reams written about bad dreams (5) |
| MARE | Mythical causer of bad dreams |
| NIGHTMAREFUEL | Cause of bad dreams, in modern lingo |