| MONTANA | The state of a man not getting upset (7) |
| DIVE | Sleazy place where rich man not getting head from Stormy |
| CHARLESTON | Man not getting up for a dance |
| ASEPTIC | A man not easily fooled gets rid of a cold, avoiding germs |
| AMAZING | A man not finished with spirit is staggering (7) |
| ALABAMA | The state of a laboratory before a graduate appears (7) |
| EARLDOM | The state of a lord, or medal he's given for it (7) |
| RAILING | Is reproaching one for the state of a barrier (7) |
| CONCERN | Has to worry about the state of a local firm (7) |
| FLORIDA | The state of a girl I'd embraced |
| NODE | A swelling or "knot" in the state of a point of zero amplitude in a standing wave; a vertex or place of intersection; a lymph gland; a leaf's growth zone on a plant stem; or, an orbital point (4) |
| CANTABRIAN | Insincere talk by a man (not the Messiah) from Santander? (10) |
| BLOOM | Cherry tree or other plant's "prosperously vigorous" reproductive power in the state of a flower; the powdery efflorescence of a ripe fresh plum or chocolate; or, a rosy glow (5) |
| THOMASPAINE | Political philosopher who wrote "The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a king requires him to know it thoroughly" |
| DRAMA | Theatre doctor, a man not fully extended (5) |
| TYRANNY | Absolute power corrupted party man, not a Member of Parliament, linked to New York (7) |
| IBERIAN | One man, not the Messiah, embracing East European (7) |
| UNNAMED | Representation of nude man not identified (7) |
| HAPLESS | Unfortunate man not starting to get a smaller amount (7) |
| WILLINGTON | As a volunteer, not getting upset in a Derbyshire village. (10) |
