| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| IRRITATED | Bothered | |
| ANNOYED | Bothered | |
| NETTLED | Bothered | |
| TROUBLED | Worried bothered | |
| FLUSTERED | Hot and bothered | |
| HEADMASTER | Mare’s death bothered principal | |
| ARISTOCRATS | Oscar’s trait bothered peers | |
| INSPECTOR | Prison, etc, bothered police officer | |
| HET | Hot and bothered, ... up | |
| UNDISTURBED | Sub intruded rudely, not at all bothered | |
| RECIPROCAL | Eric bothered by career golfer Cal? It's mutual! | |
| BOTHERATION | The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation. | |