| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| AGGRIEVE | Distress | |
| AIL | Distress | |
| UPSET | Distress | |
| WOE | Distress | |
| DISMAY | Distress | |
| STRESS | Distress. | |
| FLARES | Distress signals | |
| FLARE | Distress signal | |
| BEACON | Distress flare | |
| ALARMS | Distress beacons | |
| HEARTBREAK | Overwhelming distress | |
| SOS | Distress call | |
| PAIN | Emotional distress | |
| AFFLICT | Distress greatly | |
| MAYDAYS | Distress calls | |
| ANGUISH | Acute distress | |
| DISTRESSED | Of Distress | |
| DISTRESSING | Of Distress | |
| AFFLICTION | Source of distress | |
| DAMSEL | ... in distress | |
| OPPRESSED | Held in distress | |
| SOLACE | Comfort in distress | |
| MAYDAY | International distress signal | |
| TINE | Trouble; distress; teen. | |
| TWEAK | Trouble; distress; tweag. | |