| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ILLTREATED | Mishandled | |
| FUMBLED | Mishandled | |
| MEANWHILE | When email mishandled for now | |
| INGENIOUS | Inge mishandled unity, cleverness and originality | |
| APPARENT | It’s obvious Papa mishandled tenant’s fee | |
| REPATRIATE | Rep irate at mishandled return to country | |
| RELAPSE | Get worse as leper mishandled minor transgression | |