| SICKER | Bill's temperature dropping, becoming more poorly (6) |
| KILLER | Queen's with queen, as king more poorly (6) |
| DARKER | More poorly lit |
| ACACIA | Shrub in areas full of prickly plants, with temperature dropping (6) |
| ALERTS | Warnings of changes with temperature dropping (6) |
| HUDSON | With temperature dropping, knock boy in river (6) |
| IGUANA | Temperature dropping in Antigua affected reptile (6) |
| ARSHIN | Temperature dropping, ordered a new shirt length in Russia |
| MASSIF | From poles, with temperature dropping, one following series of peaks |
| SUNDRA | Tree beginning to shrivel on icy area with temperature dropping |
| ONOATH | Speaking truthfully, we assume, for boat-builder, temperature dropping (2,4) |
| ILLER | More poorly (5) |
| STYLISED | Artificial enclosure heeled over with temperature dropping (8) |
| HONOURABLE | Decent hot dinner for us here perhaps, with temperature dropping |
| JAIL | Cooler area in desert, temperature dropping |
| NAUTICAL | Sailing choppy Atlantic, with temperature dropping around you, reportedly (8) |
| ACIDY | Bitter day in a large town, temperature dropping |
| SARK | Island that's harsh with temperature dropping |
| BEYONDONESKEN | Outside own county, temperature dropping, such as one wouldn't know |
| SYRINGE | Inflamed swelling, temperature dropping? Call for injection with this |