| TURNSITAROUND | Steers a situation in a better direction (... letters 7-10) |
| BALLOONARCH | Curved decoration at a party (In this answer, note letters 7-10) |
| CALVINCOOLIDGE | He was president in 1925 (In this answer, see letters 7-10) |
| SUNSPOT | Newspaper facing difficult situation in a relatively dark situation (7) |
| CLEFTSTICK | In a difficult situation; in a ....... ......... (5,5) |
| MALCOLMINTHEMIDDLE | 2000s sitcom centered around a third-born child (letters 7-10) |
| WHATSINANAME | Juliet's words before "That which we call a rose" (letters 7-10) |
| WHATDIDIDOWRONG | "Where was my mistake?" (In this clue's answer, note letters 7-10) |
| ESPRESSOBAR | Place serving cappuccinos and macchiatos (In this answer, note letters 7-10) |
| DUOPOLY | In economics, a situation in which two groups or organisations dominate commerce in one business market or commodity (7) |
| SENATE | We find a tense situation in a governing body (6) |
| NOPEDOUT | Left a bad situation in a hurry, slangily |
| DEADHEAT | A situation in which competitors in a race are exactly level (4,4) |
| ANIMATE | Spark up in a better half (7) |
| SKIPPEDROPE | Played Double Dutch, say (letters 7-10) |
| BUMBLEBEETUNA | Canned albacore option (... letters 7-10) |
| DORMY | Situation in a golf match where a player is winning by as many holes as are left to play (5) |
| MORALDILEMMA | A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of action (5,7) |
| POWERSTRUGGLE | A situation in which two or more people or groups compete for control in a given sphere (5,8) |
| ZUGZWANG | In chess, a situation in which a player's every legal move will disadvantage them (8) |
