| ELEGY | Partly broke leg yesterday in sad song (5) |
| DIRGE | Terrible key to be included in sad song |
| BLUEGRASS | A lot of understanding in sad song, country style (9) |
| LEDGE | Broke leg vaulting German rock shelf (5) |
| UNTIL | Word before "Yesterday" in a Tony Bennett hit and "Tomorrow" in a Sammy Kaye hit |
| WEEDS | Feeble people in sad attire (5) |
| DEGAS | Painter, for instance, in sad disarray (5) |
| DARNS | Does mending work for sailors in sad disarray (5) |
| SPEND | Fail to save a writer in sad extremes (5) |
| EDDAS | Ancient tales turned up in sad delivery (5) |
| DIVAS | Singing quartet in sad disarray! (5) |
| ASKED | Called for in sad distress about a terrible half week (5) |
| ADLIB | Off-the-cuff comment in sad libel (2-3) |
| STONEAGE | Some time in the past individual broke leg (5,3) |
| PIGLET | Wee animal broke leg in mine (6) |
| ELGRECO | Old painter broke leg on short, short fact-finding mission (2,5) |
| REGALIA | In finery, broke leg while performing aria (7) |
| NIMBLE | Agile, but broke leg, for example, while in the northeast |
| JUNGLE | After most of month, broke leg in place where there is ruthless competition (6) |
| ELOPING | Carrying old brooch, broke leg running away to get married (7) |
