| BREAKDOWN | Depressed after opening analysis (9) |
| CRACKDOWN | Depressed after attempt to provide stern enforcement (9) |
| STEELBLUE | Shade depressed after hearing of hijack (5-4) |
| INDESPAIR | Feeling depressed after snide exchange with partners (2,7) |
| BRUSHDOWN | Neaten, depressed after encounter |
| CLAMPDOWN | The French politician depressed after Catholic suppression |
| SNOWSHOES | Means of not getting too depressed after a fall (9) |
| CAMBRIDGEBLUES | Athletes go to Archers' village, being depressed after first coffee (9,5) |
| ALLOW | Depressed after gangster gets permit (5) |
| AWOL | Absent one, depressed after reverse (4) |
| SUNDOWN | Said son gets depressed after nightfall (7) |
| TURNDOWN | Refuse to get depressed after performance (4,4) |
| LIEDOWN | Depressed after story? Have a rest (3,4) |
| LETDOWN | Depressed after hindrance and disappointment |
| TRUEBLUE | Staunch Conservative showing regret, depressed after time (4,4) |
| STANDSDOWN | Son, depressed after resistance, leaves witness box (6, 4) |
| SPACEBAR | What's often depressed after a period? |
| PIPEDOWN | Keep quiet, depressed after tweet (4,4) |
| FLOWERED | Came out depressed after fine (8) |
| ETONBLUE | A shade depressed after note was despatched |