Possible Clues:

• Victoria was not so diverted!
• Kept from frowning
• A goddess Dionysus initially entertained
• A hindrance crossing river brings alarm
• Diverted around, you think, now
• America's head considered distracted
• Funy how one of nine can get to five hundred
• You'd find it funny the way I'm employed
• Mildly entertained or diverted
• Funny the way I'm employed to give a start to 20 down