| TITILLATE | The thing badly placed in gallery to amuse (9) |
| POLEMICAL | Engaging in controversial debate, I came badly-placed in election |
| ARTICLE | Thing badly used in recital (7) |
| ONTHEROPES | Badly placed in the ring (2,3,5) |
| TITTIVATE | It reflected on five in gallery to smarten up (9) |
| NEGLIGENT | To get in glen was badly placed when being very careless |
| DESPAIRED | Lost confidence of badly placed pairs in action |
| SHORTFALL | Deficit for stall badly placed outside hotel (9) |
| NEGOTIATE | Gone off with one in the gallery to manage (9) |
| ORIENTATE | Zero, zip in Paris art gallery to give direction (9) |
| REINSTATE | Checks gallery to carry out restoration (9) |
| DEVASTATE | Rescued backing and brought Gallery to ruin (9) |
| FISHOUTOFWATER | I call the regulator: infer I'm badly placed (4,3,2,5) |
| INASPOT | Badly placed after trip to Spain (2,1,4) |
| LILLIPUT | Left badly placed with one in short race here |
| TENNIS | Return of first of services, badly placed, gives one the game |
| SUPPLICATED | Tip us out when badly placed to have made earnest plea for aid |
| THIEF | The type to take things badly (5) |
| IMITATE | I take the motorway to the gallery to see the impressionist's work (7) |
| INTHESAMEBOAT | Equally badly placed (2,3,4,4) |
