Possible Clues:

• Something awful
• Test hip, broken in worst possible place
• Birds going about in pants
• World's worst for disaffected colliers?
• Prime ministers said by 18 to describe 19
• Family of statesmen, say, in terrible situation
• Cold character slammed by Woman's Own, at last
• Awful, and then some
• Racetrack area; worst conditions
• Mine's following the absolute worst thing