| DOWNINTHE | How can spitting feathers make one miserable? (4,2,3,5) |
| MOUTH | How can spitting feathers make one miserable? (4,2,3,5) |
| BLUE | Navy gets one miserable? (4) |
| THEFLU | Passed from one person to the next, it makes one miserable (3,3) |
| RUEFUL | Rule formulated to restrict a lot of enjoyment makes one miserable (6) |
| DOWNINTHEMOUTH | Reason for spitting feathers in a bad way (4,2,3,5) |
| PLUMAGE | Feathers make fruit look older (7) |
| GROUCH | One miserable squat, head off for good |
| IRKSOME | One miserable smoker is irritating |
| DAIS | Platform One: miserable having to go back across it |
| WOEBEGONE | Network containing ring, for example, one miserable in appearance (9) |
| WRETCH | One miserable with uncovered arm cut (6) |
| DOWNIN | Miserable, and soon to be spitting feathers (4,2,3,5) |
| THEMOUTH | Miserable, and soon to be spitting feathers! (4,2,3,5) |
| RUFFLE | _feathers (make upset) |
| DOWNINTHEDUMPS | Glum, the (eventual) result of not spitting feathers? |
| DOWNFALL | Failure when spitting feathers? (8) |
| IRATE | Spitting feathers, buccaneer wipes mouth |
| POTSDAM | Conference venue spitting feathers - bar knocked back (7) |
| GLOOMY | Told to give Shed a pasting for being miserable? (6) |
