| CHOLERIC | Mostly a pain in the neck about difficulty, becoming angry |
| CRITIC | Judge of performance, mostly a pain in the neck about it (6) |
| CHITCHAT | Gossip about difficulty with a teenager, initially (8) |
| CARDTRICK | Pain in the neck about errant dart, part of a magic show (4,5) |
| GARDA | A pain in the neck about police officer (5) |
| PROTEST | Complaint of pain in the neck about to deteriorate (7) |
| LOSING | Becoming angry or a hint to the pairs of entries in rows 3,5 and 10 |
| GETTINGONES | With "Snickers in a Twix", becoming angry on Halloween? |
| GROWINGWILD | Becoming angry in a natural environment (7,4) |
| HEATED | The cat fed, missing starters, becoming angry (6) |
| SEEINGRED | Observing a communist becoming angry (6,3) |
| NEEDLED | Want a source of light, becoming angry |
| HETUP | Beginning to fall, the young boxer loses head, becoming angry |
| NOIDEA | With "Getting one's", becoming angry on Halloween? |
| IRRITATED | I had to restrain rattier drunk becoming angry (9) |
| DOE | With "Getting one's", becoming angry on Halloween? |
| LOSINGIT | Becoming angry at missing information technology (6,2) |
| SNICKERSINATWIX | With "Getting one's", becoming angry on Halloween? |
| BITER | Crocodile possibly becoming angry when temperature doubles |
| GALLON | Neck about 8 pints (6) |
