| INSENTIENCE | Not feeling popular, one overwhelmed by life? |
| SENTIENCE | Awareness one is overwhelmed by life, say |
| INSENTIENT | Is incapable of feeling popular and responsive (10) |
| JUNIOR | One overwhelmed by beach horror ultimately - one so young (6) |
| AGHAST | Shocked one overwhelmed by fumes, by the sound of it (6) |
| STOWAWAY | One hiding on board tug, one overwhelmed by wave (8) |
| OBEDIENT | Deferential one overwhelmed by negative effect after award (8) |
| ENCOMIUMS | English officer, one overwhelmed by mother's praises (9) |
| GUITARIST | Musician, one overwhelmed by such a basic reaction to sitar playing |
| CAPTAINING | Heading school team, perhaps, one overwhelmed by heavy defeat |
| CRITERIA | One overwhelmed by confusing erratic rules (8) |
| NORWEGIAN | One overwhelmed by new organ composition, like Grieg |
| ALLEVIATE | Relieve sozzled valet, one overwhelmed by drink (9) |
| SIEVE | One overwhelmed by split runs out in strain (5) |
| MISTRIAL | One overwhelmed by blow where justice doesn't prevail |
| BIAS | One overwhelmed by graduate’s prejudice |
| BEDSIT | Flat as one overwhelmed by unsettled debts (6) |
| TIRADES | One overwhelmed by jobs, rants |
| ENTERIC | One overwhelmed by recent disorder of the intestines (7) |
| CARRIAGE | Attitude in estate, maybe one overwhelmed by anger |
