| MASSE | Tricky billiards shot unfortunately a mess (5) |
| CAROM | Tricky billiards shot |
| HOST | Entertainer is shot, unfortunately (4) |
| HOLIEST | Festive spirit for some is most divine, others lie shot unfortunately (7) |
| HYENA | Unfortunately a hen comes across sticky end with predator (5) |
| ALACK | Unfortunately, a gap his retirement left? (5) |
| ANGEL | Emotionally gutted in Senegal, unfortunately - a Wet Wet Wet record (5,4) |
| ALIGN | Prep for a billiards shot |
| INOFF | A good billiards shot from the main offender (2,3) |
| AIMED | Lined up a billiards shot |
| OSCAR | Americans' nod to another, and on one's dramatic failing, with no mad reactions, unfortunately - when only this? (5-9) |
| SCREW | Billiards shot in which the cue ball is hit below its centre causing it to recoil after hitting the object ball (5) |
| ANGLE | Billiards shot concern |
| ESTOP | Bar billiards shots screwed back by tip of cue |
| SWEETPEA | Unfortunately a pest will eat little plant (5,3) |
| NOHOPER | Dance in Reno unfortunately a failure (2-5) |
| CRACKPOT | Jailer left practical joker, as, unfortunately, a bit of a nutter (8) |
| EYES | Emotionally gutted in Senegal, unfortunately - a Wet Wet Wet record (5,4) |
| ASAHIKAWA | Unfortunately, a hawk is a source of amusement in Japanese city (9) |
| ALASKA | Unfortunately a king's taken over part of America (6) |
