| TIMEWARP | Imaginary distortion of dates (4,4) |
| WARP | Imaginary distortion in the time continuum; or, the lengthways threads woven with the weft (4) |
| TRAVESTY | Most of the journey for the pigs is a distortion of what it should be (8) |
| MISQUOTE | Almost fail to notice citation that's a distortion of what was said |
| ESCAPIST | Dreamer is consumed by distortion of space and time (8) |
| CALENDAR | List of dates when a candle should be set up on back of altar (8) |
| TWOPAIRS | Starters of the wonderfully organic pears, reportedly, with a couple of dates (3,5) |
| PALMTREE | Handy source of dates? (4,4) |
| BARSCENE | Source of dates, for some |
| FRUITFUL | Prolific in bearing offspring, having plenty of dates? |
| ROADTEST | Nonsense about variety of dates supplied for trial (4,4) |
| GOSTEADY | Two orders for starters have a lot of dates perhaps |
| TASTEBUD | It detects the flavour of dates, but in a strange way (5,3) |
| STRETCHER | Means of conveying sick distortion of the truth |
| MANNERISM | Late-16th-century Italian style of painting characterised by distortion of the human figure and bright colours (9) |
| SMUTTINESS | Sense of the blue distortion of mist with sunset (10) |
| CAULIFLOWEREARS | Swelling and distortion of sense organs, often as a result of injuries from boxing or rugby (11,4) |
| LIE | Complete distortion of the facts |
| UNTRUTH | Complete distortion of the facts |
| PROSTHETIC | Artificial distortion of short alien in film |
