| EVACUATED | Withdrawn copper distressed in heart of Nevada |
| TRAVAIL | Hard work, making route round heart of Nevada |
| RATEL | Carnivore of the woods distressed in middle of moorland (5) |
| CUTUP | Distressed in France, you break piece of crockery (3,2) |
| UVULA | Leader quits Tuvalu distressed, in a flap (5) |
| DENMARK | Men distressed in evil country |
| TRAGEDY | Distressed in test - it's a disaster |
| EXPERIENTIAL | Former fairy distressed in tale learnt from life |
| HANGERON | Regan distressed in drama being shown up as sycophant |
| FETTERS | Female setter, distressed, in chains |
| EISENHOWER | Where one is distressed in general (10) |
| STREAM | Master distressed in small river (6) |
| TONEDOWN | Moderate individual, a little distressed in city (4,4) |
| NIAGARA | I rang AA, distressed in wet place |
| SENORITA | Spanish woman distressed in a store (8) |
| STAGNATE | Nag, distressed, in perturbed condition, to stop moving |
| CHARLOTTE | George and Louis' sister distressed in the car lot (9) |
| GONERIL | One girl distressed in "King Lear" (7) |
| IGNORANT | Giant, Ron, distressed in the dark |
| OFWORK | see 18ac, Cope with wife distressed in city after Satan deviously displays what he is? |
