| MEETSASTICKYEND | Makes destiny etc go awry, and bites the dust (5,1,6,3) |
| ASOVER | "It stings the toes and bites the nose, ___ the ground we go..." |
| MISFIRE | Go awry and firm is transferring to the East (7) |
| BROKENPLAYS | Sports strategies that go awry, and a hint to what's split across the sets of starred answers |
| SET | Of the sun etc go down below the horizon |
| BEATITUDES | Jesus' words of comfort for the poor in spirit etc: "Go and renegotiate dues!" (10) |
| ASKEW | Awry, and weak around lowest point (5) |
| CONGREGATE | In anger, etc, go off to gather together (10) |
| INSURANCEPOLICY | A precautionary measure can perniciously go awry (9,6) |
| KINGOFTHEFOREST | Think effort goes awry where the oak is concerned (4,2,3,6) |
| CASHINONESCHIPS | Bite the dust |
| TANGO | Dance of the little thing that comes up from nothing and bites (5) |
| SUBSIDES | Hero sandwich, along with slaw and fries, etc., goes down (8) |
| ANOTHER | 1980 hit by the band Queen, ------- One Bites the Dust (7) |
| STOKER | Bram who wrote of bats and bites |
| SPIN | Turn around and bites you (4) |
| BAPTISE | Christen and bites pa, unfortunately (7) |
| GNAWS | Grand swan turns and bites (5) |
| TASKFORCE | When reorganised, etc, goes around to ask for soldiers (4-5) |
| ONE | "Another ___ Bites the Dust" (Queen song) |
