| DILEMMAS | MA misled, confused in difficult situations (8) |
| RATTRAPS | Upset celeb downs gin in difficult situations |
| CHORTLES | Conservative Right beset by difficult situations, provoking laughs (8) |
| STINKERS | Difficult situations - get Potter on board! (8) |
| PROBLEMS | Difficult situations (8) |
| BENJAMIN | Favourite child in difficult situation in African country (8) |
| WHENLIFE | Proverb advising that you should always make the best out of difficult situations (4,4,5,3,6,4,8) |
| GIVESYOU | Proverb advising that you should always make the best out of difficult situations (4,4,5,3,6,4,8) |
| ERDOCTOR | MD trained to handle difficult situations |
| MESSAGES | Texts wise man in difficult situation (8) |
| QUAGMIRE | Queen manufactured mirage in difficult situation (8) |
| TRAVAILS | Difficult situations |
| PREDICAMENTS | The last word in forecasts in difficult situations |
| JEROBOAM | Bottle pain up, getting over love in difficult situation |
| BLINDS | Luminance in difficult situations dazzles (6) |
| PLIGHTS | Gives one's word in difficult situations (7) |
| CULTS | Groups having faith in difficult situations (5) |
| NERVESOFSTEEL | Ability to remain calm in difficult situations (6,2,5) |
| ACIDTESTS | A bunch of detectives, on trial, succeeded in difficult situations (4,5) |
| QUANDARIES | When in Paris, stars will create difficult situations (10) |
