| CELESTA | Select a complicated instrument (7) |
| THORNY | Complicated instrument found in borders of Turkey (6) |
| GORDIAN | --- knot, a complicated and intricate fastening that Alexander the Great cut with a sword (7) |
| AMBAGES | A roundabout path, hence a complicated story, eg Venus's account of the founding of Carthage, Aen. 1.342 (7) |
| ARSENAL | Team learns a complicated formation? (7) |
| ALGEBRA | Garble a complicated mathematical subject |
| SOANDSO | Don's a complicated and extremely unpleasant person (2-3-2) |
| RIGMAROLE | Equip mum with a part in a play - a complicated process (9) |
| GORDIANKNOT | In Greek legend, a complicated fastening Alexander the Great cut with a sword (7,4) |
| TANGLE | Word for a confused jumble, knot or muddle; a complicated problem; a fight or embroilment; or, oarweed (6) |
| IMBROGLIO | A complicated or difficult situation involving a misunderstanding (9) |
| REPRODUCE | To have a baby is a complicated procedure (9) |
| DANSEMACABRE | A desperate man embraces a complicated, ghastly theme |
| HERDSCATS | Tries to put a lid on a complicated situation |
| COXSWAIN | Firm at times wins a complicated job directing a crew overseas (8) |
| ELABORATELY | Eat or a belly will churn around in a complicated manner (11) |
| ELABORATE | Turn to a rebel to help create a complicated design (9) |
| MORASS | Word for a bog, marsh, mire, quag or other area of swampy ground, thus a complicated, confused or muddled situation that impedes progress (6) |
| TWOSTEP | Not a complicated dance! (3-4) |
| PAEDIATRICS | I practised a complicated branch of medicine (11) |
