| XMEN | Sign of something wrong - pieces are mutants (1-3) |
| ZEBRA | He will probably braze the wrong pieces, like an ass - line it up (5) |
| ALEX | And 11D. Sign of something wrong in horrid lime-scale on one of taps - one of our 15Ac 30Ac 14Dn (4,7) |
| XMAS | Sign of something wrong with mothers near the end of the year (4) |
| EXAM | Sign of something wrong in middle-year end-of-term test (4) |
| ONYX | Stone with rock band working at the end of day, sign of something wrong (4) |
| PRIX | Initially grubby South African money gets image management - source of income sign of something wrong for 10Ac's event (5,4) |
| HOAX | A sign of something wrong after house con (4) |
| AXON | A sign of something wrong about neural transmitter (4) |
| AXED | A sign of something wrong by journalist getting dismissed (4) |
| EXIT | Leave sign of something wrong in return match (4) |
| ZINC | Sign of something wrong in ionized carbon compound used in ointments (4,5) |
| TEXT | Temperature extremes a sign of something wrong - heading for trouble is the message (4) |
| VICE | Wrong piece of equipment for workshop |
| SEAM | A stratum of coal, gold or other ore; or, a line where two fabric pieces are joined by a row of stitches (4) |
| SEEN | Alterations are made when the last pieces are viewed |
| SPEC | On ___ (how some magazine pieces are written) |
| INTO | "The pieces are falling ___ place" |
| CAKE | Gateau whose pieces are typically deliciously easy to eat, thus metaphorical for a doddle or a picnic (4) |
| MCLEISH | Sign of something wrong in horrid lime-scale on one of taps - one of our 15Ac 30Ac 14Dn (4,7) |
