| METAPHOR | Calling son a donkey perhaps upset mother and pa |
| CARROT | Vehicle with rubbish as incentive for a donkey perhaps |
| DRUBBINGS | Rex comes in calling son for thrashings |
| EQUINE | Horse or donkey, perhaps (6) |
| MIXEDMETAPHOR | Linguistic confusion from mother & pa, apparently |
| TAME | Lawrence embraces upset mother in a quiet and restrained way |
| ENIGMA | Ecstasy and booze upset mother — it’s a complex problem |
| STEPHENFRY | Cat and dog, perhaps, upset by bird and fish, showing wit (7,3) |
| RAVINGMAD | Frantic call about a very upset mother (6,3) |
| APPARENT | Father upset mother perhaps? It's plain to see (8) |
| TREPAN | A surgeon's tool may upset mother or father (6) |
| PUJARI | In Varanasi, Raju perhaps upset a priest (6) |
| AMORAL | Lacking principles, upset mother before exam |
| SALAAM | Gesture made by foreigner upset mother, unfortunately |
| EVITA | Upset mother missing lead in musical |
| TUM | Rumbles here that upset mother at first? (3) |
| REDEEMER | Saviour of deer upset mother in France (8) |
| STARKRAVINGMAD | Quite crazy leading player, begging, we hear, upset mother (5,6,3) |
| FOAMRUBBER | Element of upholstery upset mother of French-polisher? |
| TANTRUM | Starts to tear about, noisy toddler really upset mother (7) |
