| GLOOMANDDOOM | Person trapped in grand lavatory departs with contrary mood and unpleasant atmosphere (5,3,4) |
| MIME | Person trapped in a "glass box," maybe |
| CLAMMY | Describing a damp and unpleasant atmosphere (6) |
| PIGALLE | Parisian district with lass trapped in grand building (7) |
| IGLOO | White House inaugurates first grand lavatory (5) |
| DAVIDHOCKNEY | Noted Yorkshireman departs with keen longing on way back to consume wine |
| THEREDPLANET | To that place, departs with scheme to meet alien? |
| BELLBOTTOMED | Weaver embraced by beautiful girl departs with flares |
| EERINESS | Weird mood and atmosphere in bar beginning to drop? (8) |
| COIMBRA | This person's trapped by snake in Portuguese city (7) |
| MIASM | Current article in mainstream media creating unpleasant atmosphere (5) |
| MASCARA | Make up with contrary American uncle and take vehicle to middleman |
| IMMANENT | Subjective person trapped by man in IT (8) |
| UPRIGHT | Just in a good mood and okay without love |
| GLENN | --- Miller, band leader who recorded the songs In the Mood and Chattanooga Choo Choo |
| LONER | A solitary type, a person trapped between opposing sides (5) |
| PIGGYINTHEMIDDLE | Person trapped between opposing viewpoints, strategies (5,2,3,6) |
| CUM | When - adv. and conj. used with a variety of moods and tenses |
| MIASMA | A script to end the wrong way, creating unpleasant atmosphere |
| CHOKEDAMP | Sanctioned interrupting winner? It makes for an unpleasant atmosphere |