| UNINVITING | Not welcoming one nursed by worried nun - coming to call is cancelled |
| CLARENCE | Nun coming down to new church in carriage |
| ALLURING | Everyone you said to call is seductive |
| ANNULMENT | Invalidation for the worried nun in mental turmoil (9) |
| VISITOR | One coming to call |
| REVISIT | Can this be the vicar coming to call back? (7) |
| PROLIFIC | Productive lecturer, one nursed by academic briefly in charge (8) |
| ABDOMINAL | Like stomachache, maybe, one nursed by poor old bald man |
| CADMIUM | A yellow devil, one nursed by old lady |
| REGIMEN | For instance, one's nursed by right people? That's what doctor orders (7) |
| STERILISE | One nursed by tireless flying doctor? |
| HIPPOPOTAMUS | Big grey creature, one with power to move suddenly, surrounded by worried mahouts (12) |
| DISCONCERTED | Taken by surprise by theologian welcoming one small musical performance by One Direction (12) |
| LIONESS | Wild cat, one nursed in utter happiness, born free (7) |
| IOWA | State's big town, say, not welcoming outsiders (4) |
| HORRIFIC | Very bad split briefly concealed by worried choir (8) |
| GUNPOWDER | Explosive little Edward, climbing, grabbed by worried grown-up (9) |
| SCATTERED | Dispersed by worried seer with tact at the beginning of December (9) |
| WEATHERFORECAST | This may follow the news supplied by worried software teacher (7,8) |
| POLARIS | First of photographs by worried sailor showing a ballistic missile (7) |
