| VEXATIONS | Sex? No ta, I've endless 'nasty headaches' |
| VITRIOL | Musical group overwhelmed by endless nasty, harsh criticism (7) |
| SIXTEENMO | Sex? No time after editing large paper (9) |
| DONTMENTIONIT | Keep quiet about sex? No problem |
| MIGRAINE | Setter taking one small measure from apothecary for nasty headache (8) |
| MEGRIM | Nasty headache puts Margaret on edge (6) |
| IMPOTENT | Temptation? No, ta! Drunk and unable to respond (8) |
| PIKELET | Crumpet and cooked leek in bread? No ta |
| DICTION | Speech words to be taken down? No ta! |
| NARRATOR | The 3 R's? No ta, a poor reflection on reporter (8) |
| CULVERT | Channel travel cut drastically? No ta! (7) |
| APRICOT | Fruit with a soft cheese? No ta (7) |
| SISTERACT | "No sex, no booze, no men, no way" ran the tagline to this Whoopi Goldberg release (6,3) |
| EXUDE | Ooze sex, no saint, almost nude (5) |
| RENDITION | Split with Hoskins over sex (no upward performance) |
| THETWORONNIES | Show to entertain - no ta? Wrong, legendary double act (3,3,7) |
| WITCHES | Charmers with wit and no headaches! (7) |
| MSG | It gives some people headaches |
| HASMSG | May cause headaches, as Chinese food |
| FEVERFEW | Plant used as an herbal remedy for headaches |