| THEPITS | Family of statesmen, say, in terrible situation |
| REGGAE | Part of 21, say, in terrible rage |
| MEGARAD | Big unit at nuclear power station, say, in terrible drama |
| ENGENDERED | Gave rise to female, say, in terrible need (10) |
| ADMIRE | Look up to master, taking the lead in a terrible situation |
| NUTSHELL | Crazy and terrible situation in which you'll find Hazel? |
| LAWFUL | Left in a terrible situation, but it's legal (6) |
| ALAS | "What a terrible situation!" |
| HELLENE | One such as Leander, regularly confronted by terrible situation |
| CRISIS | Credit goddess for terrible situation (6) |
| STOPTHEBLEEDING | Get a terrible situation under control |
| HELLHOLES | His Excellency at ballet centre sinks into some terrible situations (4-5) |
| MEANSTEST | Corruption in statesmen bringing an examination of available funds |
| FOUNDING | The _ Fathers, a loosely defined group of US statesmen including those behind the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution (8) |
| SMALLINTESTINE | Surgery applied to ill statesmen in part of the digestive system (5,9) |
| CATO | Either of two Roman statesmen |
| NEARS | Descriptor of many statesmen |
| ELDER | Descriptor of many statesmen |
| LOUISIANAPURCHASE | Did Statesmen apply leverage in this deal with the French? |
| ETON | "Chief nurse of England's statesmen" |
