| BLUEMURDER | The unhappy group of crows cause a great commotion (4,6) |
| ROWS | Tip off crows cause arguments (4) |
| DEACON | and 19ac, Clergyman taking care of unhappy group (6,4) |
| BLUE | see 11ac, Clergyman taking care of unhappy group (6,4) |
| RAISEDCAIN | Caused a great commotion, Adam and Eve did |
| MURDERED | Killed a group of crows in front of journalist (8) |
| BUSTLE | Destroy the French, making a great commotion (6) |
| MURDER | Killing a group of crows (6) |
| HOTBLOODED | Excitable type of crow with bolt, perhaps, swallowed (3-7) |
| MURDERSUSPECT | Potential killer among group of crows looking dodgy? |
| MURDERERS | Her Majesty feeding groups of crows? They've got a taste for blood (9) |
| TORNADO | Such a blow can cause a great deal of damage (7) |
| RAISETHEROOF | Make a great commotion |
| RAISECAIN | Cause a great fuss or commotion |
| TEMPEST | From the Latin for "time, season", a violent storm, such as that conjured up by Shakespeare's master magician Prospero; or, by extension, any great commotion, tumult or uproar (7) |
| REGATTA | Great commotion, thanks to the race-meeting (7) |
| RUMPUS | Great commotion getting cut of steak for us (6) |
| REPRESENTATION | Part 2 of the unhappy truth |
| ISNTEXACTLYANY | Part 3 of the unhappy truth |
| TRISTESSE | Tess tries to change the unhappy state of France (9) |
