| BEFORE | Earlier than beef trouble, or appearance in it (6) |
| EGGSBENEDICT | Horse in point-to-point fairly recently left the Vatican and could be better than Beef or Salmon ear |
| INCOGNITO | Under an assumed name or appearance, in disguise (9) |
| CORONATION | The crowning or appearance in company with the state (10) |
| DOCK | Cut short a prisoner's appearance in it? (4) |
| DEAN | College principal made another appearance in it (4) |
| ACTIV | Romeo makes no appearance in it |
| SEVERE | Very plain in style or appearance (6) |
| DRESSY | Showy or elaborate in dress or appearance |
| SUPERB | Outstanding in performance or appearance (6) |
| CRISIS | An unstable period, especially one of extreme trouble or danger in politics or economics (6) |
| BOTHER | From "annoy, deafen, noise", a petty trouble or nuisance; the person or thing causing the fuss; or, an interjection of irritation at said ado (6) |
| OAFISH | Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance. |
| FACIES | General aspect or appearance of rocks (6) |
| REVAMP | An act of improving the form, structure or appearance of something (6) |
| MARRED | Impaired the quality or appearance of something (6) |
| STOUND | An old-fashioned or Scots "hour, moment, season, time", thus an ache, assault, astonishment, pang, stroke, time of trouble or violent shock (6) |
| HAERET | He is stuck, in trouble, or holding fast to his intention |
| FERRET | Iron over mistake and initial trouble or dig up? (6) |
| SHTOOK | Informal term for trouble or bother (6) |
