| ALONE | Leave well enough ___ (don't risk making a situation worse) |
| THELASTSTRAW | Ultimate event making a situation unbearable (3,4,5) |
| LEAST | (and 21 across, 17 down, 19 down) Proverb suggesting that it's best not to talk for fear of making a situation worse (5) |
| ADDS | ___ fuel to the fire (makes a situation worse) |
| INFLAME | Make (a situation) worse (7) |
| TINKERS | Can't leave well enough alone |
| FUEL | Adding ___ to the fire (making a bad situation worse) |
| WINDSORKNOT | Don won't risk making changes - this'll secure a tie |
| TWISTTHEKNIFE | Maliciously make a bad situation worse |
| FANTHEFLAMES | Make a difficult situation worse, more fiery (3,3,6) |
| AGGRAVATE | Make a bad situation worse (9) |
| INSULT | To add ___ to injury, phrase meaning 'to make a bad situation worse' (6) |
| CHANCELESS | Don't risk so much in a perfect innings |
| ENDANGER | Risk making one become mellow presumably (8) |
| CHANCERY | Court may risk making Roy heartless (8) |
| DANGER | Risk making head of department rage (6) |
| ADVENTURE | Risk making appearance with uniform on (9) |
| SLINKIER | Neil takes mad risk, making it even tighter! (8) |
| LETSLEEPING | Leave well alone (in the kennels?) (3,8,4,3) |
| STARTOUT | Leave well-known solicitor (5,3) |
