| MANFLU | Staff did a runner, I hear, leading to complaint |
| FOURTH | Scottish runner, I hear, is just outside the medals (6) |
| BLOWDRIED | What the cutting staff did presumably with local drugs? Smoked! (4-5) |
| SKIPS | Runner I forgot to mention jumps over rope |
| OSTRICH | Fast runner I caught in short burst |
| COURTMARTIAL | Try to gain favour from army person, we hear. leading to facing this? |
| PNEUMONIA | Unfinished pie on a menu sadly leading to complaint |
| GLANDERS | Looks to hedge pound leading to complaint |
| ASTHMA | A way ham is carved leading to complaint (6) |
| PERITONITIS | I note spirit lost leading to complaint (11) |
| FELDSPAR | Mineral cut, we hear, leading to minor dispute |
| TURMOIL | Time at school, we hear, leading to fuel for revolution |
| DUGONGS | Swimmers cheat, we hear, leading to medals (7) |
| SCABIES | Book case is collapsing leading to complaint (7) |
| ROASTBEEF | Cooked meat in pan, leading to complaint |
| GLANDULARFEVER | Unravel red flag, possibly leading to complaint (9,5) |
| NETTLERASH | The rental's high leading to complaint |
| NEPHRITIS | His printer briefly malfunctions, leading to complaint (9) |
| RUBELLA | Polish articles from Madrid leading to complaint |
| BEEF | Buzzer loud, leading to complaint |
