| PROBLEMATIC | Potentially difficult (11) |
| CANOFWORMS | Potentially difficult situation (3,2,5) |
| NIPPY | Cold potentially difficult to catch (5) |
| INATIGHTPLACE | Attaching pile is potentially difficult to get out of (2,1,5,5) |
| OFWORMS | Kayak docked with conditions embodying potentially difficult situation |
| CAN | Kayak docked with conditions embodying potentially difficult situation |
| ONTHINICE | To be in a potentially difficult situation (2,4,3) |
| TEMPESTUOUS | Seems put out, potentially stormy (11) |
| ELECTRICIAN | He handles potentially shocking material (11) |
| POLYPHAGOUS | Potentially happy soul about to become open-mouthed (11) |
| CHOLESTEROL | Potentially dodgy stuff in the claret left lechers too sozzled (11) |
| RADIOACTIVE | Potentially deadly raid carried out with old mobile (11) |
| ANGIOPLASTY | Surgical repair - potentially it's agony, pal! (11) |
| ROADSWEEPER | Red sea-power potentially tidier, by the way (11) |
| LOOSECANNON | Unpredictable and potentially dangerous person (5,6) |
| EXPLAINAWAY | Give justification for (something potentially embarrassing) |
| ELECTRICEEL | A potentially shocking slippery customer? (8,3) |
| TRAGEDIENNE | Lead potentially has eider and gannet suffering |
| MATINEEIDOL | Actor, also potentially one ideal to men? |
| LEPIDOPTERA | Order including monarchs potentially applied to ER |
