| BLEWIT | Had a disaster, trimming mushroom |
| CATASTROPHE | A jazz musician getting a turn at dancing - that's a disaster! (11) |
| ASGOODASAREST | A change is a dog's asset or a disaster (2,4,2,1,4) |
| CALAMITY | A hit in New York maybe - or a disaster |
| FIASCO | A coif's badly designed, a disaster |
| CRISIS | Being a piece of potato short is a disaster |
| INAUGURAL | Initial ruling a disaster about a university |
| GIGAFLOP | Job a disaster: a measure of PC's performance? |
| NEAR | A ___ thing: almost a disaster? |
| CALAMITIES | Is a climate change a disaster? Yes, plural! (10) |
| TORNADO | In two minds over a party is a disaster, naturally (7) |
| GONETOTHEDOGS | Off to the races but a bit of a disaster (4,2,3,4) |
| BLUE | A rosemary with deep-blue tubular flowers - uncle's tub a disaster! (6,4) (see 23D) |
| TUSCAN | A rosemary with deep-blue tubular flowers - uncle's tub a disaster! (6,4) (see 5D) |
| TRAGEDY | Sad end for a dramatic work. In fact, it's a disaster (7) |
| APOCALYPSE | A US author pens short song - it's a disaster (10) |
| SHARK | One spun in a tornado in a disaster film series |
| CHARNELHOUSE | Heroes launch was a disaster, a dead-end in fact (7,5) |
| TAHITIANS | Receiving a blow isn't a disaster for French islanders (9) |
| OHNO | 'What a disaster!' |