| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| REASONS | Causes | |
| CHAMPIONING | Promoting (causes) | |
| WREAKS | Causes (havoc) | |
| ACTSUP | Causes trouble | |
| RIOTS | Causes unrest | |
| TORTURES | Causes suffering | |
| DISAPPOINTS | Causes grief | |
| POLARISES | Causes divisions | |
| ALARMING | Causes worry | |
| TORMENTS | Causes worry | |
| SPIRITS | Alcohol causes feelings | |
| SIREN | Temptress causes alarm | |
| ACTS UP | Causes trouble (4,2) | |
| PUMP | What causes inflation? | |
| DRIVERS | Causes (of change) | |
| BOWL | Dish causes blowout! | |
| OBJECT | Goal causes protest | |
| MIFFS | Causes annoyance to | |
| DISPELS | Causes to scatter | |
| EMBARRASSES | Causes to blush | |
| REMINDS | Causes to recall | |
| CAUSATOR | One who causes. | |
| BOREDOM | Messy bedroom causes ennui | |
| ALARM | Security device causes anxiety | |
| ANNOYS | Causes slight anger to | |