| SELFCENTRED | Ned reflects badly, being narcissistic (4-7) |
| SOFTHEARTED | Father dotes badly, being easily moved to pity (4-7) |
| EGOMANIACAL | Narcissistic, say, drugged in a coma, half-naked (11) |
| EGOTISTICAL | Narcissistic |
| EGOCENTRISM | Narcissistic trait exhibited perfectly by this puzzle's eight other longest answers |
| HELLCAT | He will act badly, being a spiteful person (7) |
| MALTESE | Slate me badly, being kind of cross (7) |
| IGNORED | Eroding badly, being neglected (7) |
| GLARES | They reflect badly on you |
| DISGRACE | Reflect badly on grids compiled by expert (8) |
| KEBAB | Food to bake badly, being a bonehead? |
| SCRAWNIEST | Scare twins badly, being most thin (10) |
| LETHARGIC | Teach girl badly, being low in vitality |
| DISLOYAL | I had upset ally so badly, being this? |
| SILENCED | Declines badly, being cut off |
| IMPOLITE | Independent person elected to lie badly, being insolent (8) |
| TAILED | Deal with it badly, being dogged |
| NODOSE | It's done so badly, being full of knots (6) |
| ONTHEGO | He got on badly, being very active (2,3,2) |
| RHODEISLANDRED | I handled orders badly, being chicken |
