| THEWEIRDSISTERS | We're hit badly -- distress possibly produced by fateful females (3,5,7) |
| RESTS | Lies in ultimate distress, possibly (5) |
| RUHR | Dams on which river were hit by the famous WWII "bouncing bombs"? (4) |
| DEADBALLERA | Period when few home runs were hit |
| BEVERLYSILLS | The members of the Metropolitan Opera were hit with a host of problems, including ___ |
| STUPOR | Dazed state possibly produced by Proust |
| CIRCLE | Avebury feature possibly produced by electronics (5,6) |
| STONE | Avebury feature possibly produced by electronics (5,6) |
| OILSEED | Peanut possibly produced by poor soil on river flowing north (7) |
| CARTEL | Claret possibly produced by syndicate (6) |
| THIS | Hit badly by recessions - in the end, a near thing! (4) |
| MIDNIGHTOIL | Dim log-in hit badly by work-late fuel (8,3) |
| SMALLFACES | Itchycoo Park and Lazy Sunday were hits for this 1960s band |
| SHADOWS | FBI and Atlantis were hits for this UK musical group, The ... |
| LIONEL | All Night Long and Hello were hits for ex-Commodore ___ Richie |
| ROXY | More Than This and Dance Away were hits for which group? (4,5) |
| MUSIC | More Than This and Dance Away were hits for which group? (4,5) |
| TRIO | Tom Dooley and Greenback Dollar were hits for The Kingston ... |
| UNAUTHENTICATED | University attendance hit badly over university not having legal status (15) |
| TIGHTEN | Pull in when gent gets hit badly (7) |
