| MUSES | Divine females get some of you in a terrible mess |
| FOLLOWSTHECLUES | Completely understands what's asked of you in a puzzle? |
| AVATAR | Animated version of you in a video game |
| DAMPEN | Two females get a bit wet |
| SHAMBLES | Slaughterhouse found in a terrible mess (8) |
| SMOKES | Is fuming, yes, in a terrible mess! (6) |
| DEHYDRATED | Heard Teddy was in a terrible mess, though he'd had practically nothing to drink |
| GALERE | Word, used in Moliere's play Scapin the Schemer, for a terrible mess; a coterie of undesirable people; or, an unpleasant situation (6) |
| DOGSDINNER | A terrible mess follows a meal (4,6) |
| HAVOC | Upset eggs in church, making a terrible mess (5) |
| FRANC | Was in management, invested in soccer club to get some of the old money |
| BULLTERRIER | Dog, we hear, you left in terrible mess at back of car |
| DHABI | I can see a bud? Ha! Birds will get some of it in the UAE (3,5) |
| ABU | I can see a bud? Ha! Birds will get some of it in the UAE (3,5) |
| OUST | ...some of you strongly will get rid of. (4) |
| ENLISTS | Listens then finds a way to maybe get some of stripes down eventually (7) |
| TOE | Direction followed to get some of a foot |
| ASSESSMENT | Sanction admitting terrible mess in amount of tax due (10) |
| SEMIS | They line streets in pairs, one in terrible mess (5) |
| FILIBUSTERER | Cause of delay, if rejected, gets the Guardian in terrible mess (12) |
