| ROCKALL | Spare no-one from distress in remote islet |
| NAILEDON | No one from Delos backed horse so favoured? |
| NUNAVUT | Place no one from Spain vaunts, oddly (7) |
| EARTHLING | No one from space is real thing, unfortunately |
| ALLRIGHT | OK, there's no-one from Labour? (3,5) |
| EVICTOR | One throws out no. 1 from Eurovision winner (7) |
| SPLASHOUT | Switch must be installed in jet? Spare no expense (6,3) |
| GOHARD | Spare no effort, in slang |
| REALMAN | "The ___ smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection": Thomas Paine (4,3) |
| PAINERELIEF | Thomas's deliverance from distress? |
| PAINLESS | Free from distress, father, getting out more? |
| WELLNESS | Freedom from distress or illness |
| ANIMALFARM | Bird in upset - female in distress in beastly work |
| RETINA | Tear in distress, in one's eye (6) |
| ARCHIPELAGO | Perhaps Prince covers No. 1 from Peter Gabriel a€“ ultimately having a try in various keys? (11) |
| LEADER | No 1 from Adele, originally by Queen (6) |
| HISLATEST | Elvis no 1 from 1961 (3,6,5) |
| FLAME | Elvis no 1 from 1961 (3,6,5) |
| RETURNTOSENDER | Elvis Presley No 1 from the film Girls! Girls! Girls! |
| AGAIN | Janet Jackson No. 1 from 1993 |
