| TURNOUTWELL | Unwell tutor to get worse, but end in a good state (4,3,4) |
| SAFEANDWELL | Swelled a fan about to be in a good state (4,3,4) |
| DETERIORATE | Outdoor scene missing cross in time has to get worse? (11) |
| RECONDITION | To restore to a good state or working order (11) |
| TRIBUTEBAND | They rock a bit - but end covering Queen? |
| STIFFBACKED | Good state for books, achy state for us! (5,6) |
| RENOVATE | I have three flats in Trevone that are in a terrible state - I need to get them back into a good state of repair (8) |
| SAINTHOOD | Satin ensemble gets gangster in a good state (9) |
| MAINTAIN | Keep in a good state of repair (8) |
| RELAPSE | Garden trellis I scrubbed is about to get worse again (7) |
| GLAZIER | Windows expert beginning to get worse at work? (7) |
| PARANOID | "Being slightly ___ is like being slightly pregnant - it tends to get worse": Molly Ivins |
| MANNER | A way to do it with all but end of remnant (6) |
| THROW | Plan to lose all but end of the argument (5) |
| COUNTLESS | Reckon on a smaller amount but end up with loads |
| SUBTEND | Be opposite to, but end way out (7) |
| RAREFORM | Good state for a performer to be in |
| ASCHAM | Scholar who dedicated his treatise Toxophilus to Henry VIII and, in return, was rewarded by said king with a royal pension and further honour of being assigned tutor to Prince Edward and Princess Eliz |
| LUCK | Good -; state of auspiciousness said to be attracted with a charm such as a horseshoe, white heather, four-leaf clover or rabbit foot (4) |
| PODIUM | Stand for the conductor but end up loathing (6) |
