Possible Clues:

• Cause (someone) to lose their bearings
• Upset, trainees do it badly
• Perplex
• Muddle made by criminal in heated riots destroying hotel
• Cause to feel confused
• Cause to lose a sense of direction
• New editor in seat put into a state of perplexity
• Confuse
• Is East in time for puzzle?
• Cause to lose bearings