| AGITATES | Annoyed at ageist and tries to stir up trouble (8) |
| AGITATOR | An American soldier gives thanks to revolutionary leader, one who tries to stir up political unrest (8) |
| CREEPERS | Crawls along the ground and tries to get over walls (8) |
| EDITRESS | She's a journalist and tries to adapt when among editors (8) |
| UPSTAGES | Occasionally jumps on the steps and tries to draw attention to themselves |
| TEARAWAY | Might I stir up trouble after a drink? Yes (8) |
| SEDITION | Second version of a book that might stir up trouble (8) |
| DETRAINS | Steps on to platform and tries playing |
| WRITESIN | Enters and tries, somehow, to win round (6,2) |
| CANISTER | Is able, and tries unusual case (8) |
| STRAINED | Tense, and tries shifting (8) |
| CALAMARI | Asian priest hides in vehicle and tries heart of this seafood |
| ANGRIEST | Most annoyed at singer making changes (8) |
| RESENTED | Was annoyed at being hurled into the grass (8) |
| OKBOOMER | Catchphrase often seen as ageist |
| RUFFLERS | They stir up trouble |
| PROVOKES | Paramilitary in contact with Kildare skinhead, stirs up trouble |
| UPINARMS | Like the dog annoyed at being carried about? (2,2,4) |
| OTHELLO | In 1.1, in order to stir up trouble, Iago tells the Signior of the household the following: "I am one, sir, that comes to tell you, your daughter, and the Moor, are making the beast with two backs." W |
| MISCHIEFMAKER | One who likes to stir up trouble (8-5) |
