| HARDPRESSED | Having difficulty in being very well ironed |
| AWASH | Cry off archway's difficulty in being flooded (5) |
| ASGOODASGOLD | A lad's dogs go off inspiring love, being very well behaved (2,4,2,4) |
| ESURIENT | Tureens set out? I'll tuck in, being very hungry |
| INRECORDTIME | There's possibly more credit in being very fast (2,6,4) |
| ASPOT | In ___ (having difficulty) |
| STUCKINAROOT | Having difficulty with math? |
| STUTTERING | Having difficulty speaking |
| BURBOT | One has scaled back etc, having difficulty withdrawing autonomous software (6) |
| FERTILITYDRUG | Helps women having difficulty conceiving (9,4) |
| DIEHARD | Having difficulty following the German action film |
| UPTHEPOLE | Having difficulty finding place for bird's nest? (2,3,4) |
| ATSEA | Having difficulty understanding what's easily absorbed (2,3) |
| ALFREDHITCHCOCK | Film director flared angrily, having difficulty with leading male |
| INASPOT | Having difficulty at home representing corporation |
| HARPSICHORD | Having difficulty without piano, choir's changed instrument |
| INTHESOUP | Having difficulty finding place for bird's nest? |
| DYSLEXIC | Having difficulty with reading words |
| HITCHHIKE | Eschew public transport, having difficulty with price increase |
| PRECARIOUS | When drunk, a croupier's having difficulty remaining upright |