| HOTWATER | Informal term for a state of trouble (3,5) |
| STATIONS | Panic ___, informal term for a state of alarm (8) |
| OVERCAST | Meteorological description of the sky when almost completely cloud-covered, hence a word for a state of gloom or melancholy (8) |
| ABEYANCE | A US singer initially opted to go for a state of temporary inactivity |
| WELLNESS | Spring head for a state of good health (8) |
| BLACKOUT | Need to stop fight for a state of oblivion (8) |
| STEW | Informal term for a state of mental agitation (4) |
| OVERDRIVE | Cricketing terms for a state of intense activity |
| FUNK | Oxford University slang for a state of anxiety or panic; a musty or smoky smell; or, a soulful style of dance music with syncopated basslines and a strong rhythmic groove (4) |
| BLET | Word, from French for "overripe pear", for a state of softness or decay in a fruit such as a medlar or quince (4) |
| DOLE | Slang term for a state benefit, deriving from the days of charitable handouts (4) |
| ACAPNIA | Medical term for a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal (7) |
| GAS | A word, based on the Greek for "chaos", for a state of matter, such as carbon dioxide, helium, nitrogen, ozone or xenon (3) |
| TURMOIL | Word, thought to be from French for "mill hopper", in allusion to its constant motion to and fro, for a state of agitation, chaos or commotion (7) |
| STANDBY | Word for a state of readiness for duty that also means sleep mode (5-2) |
| HEALTH | Word, from "whole", for a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing; or, a toast to said fitness (6) |
| FATNESS | Health one exchanged for a state of corpulence (7) |
| KATZENJAMMER | North American word for a state of emotional distress (12) |
| TISWAS | Colloquial word for a state of excitement (6) |
| DWAAL | South African word for a state of inattention or confusion (5) |
