| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DISADVANTAGE | Setback | |
| REVERSAL | Setback | |
| RELAPSE | Setback | |
| BLIGHT | Setback | |
| BLOW | Sudden setback | |
| BODYBLOW | Severe setback | |
| THEMES | Setback about hem threads | |
| DNA | Genetic code and setback | |
| HICCUP | Minor difficulty or setback | |
| WAR | Very rare setback in battle | |
| LAB | Research facility implicated in Garibaldi’s setback | |
| FIFTIES | Fifi involved in setback in postwar decade | |
| ABATES | Lets up when a graduate faces setback | |
| BACKSET | A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback. | |
| ARMADAS | A sad setback after army cut off last fleets | |