| DINNERPARTIES | At which Tories and Socialists make a meal of it first? (6,7) |
| CLEFT | Gap between leader of conservatives and socialists (5) |
| EYESLEFT | Military Command uniting European right and socialists |
| LEFT | Democrats and Socialists, with "the" |
| SUPPER | Make a meal of it for one of the local policemen protecting Power (6) |
| MAINCOURSE | Series of sailing lessons? Some make a meal of it |
| CAMEL | Bactrian the first creature to make a meal of it (5) |
| FEED | Make a meal of it with Cain out of defiance (4) |
| TEA | Segment of schoolteachers make a meal of it (3) |
| SALAMI | The Italians make a meal of it when old Bob finds most of the Alamo intact initially (6) |
| LEFTOVERS | Antony and Cleopatra, for instance, caught newt - someone is bound to make a meal of it (9) |
| VEGGIEBURGER | Church official keeps horse on Irish domain briefly, but, of course, The Greens make a meal of it (6,6) |
| LAME | It may be feeble as an excuse, but one can make a meal of it (4) |
| MAIZE | Getting one plugged into complex network, one could make a meal of it |
| REPAST | Being concerned with bygone times, make a meal of it (6) |
| ESSEN | Situated in the Ruhr valley, the Germans make a meal of it! (5) |
| HIGHTEA | Drugged with drug? Make a meal of it! (4,3) |
| OAT | You could make a "meal" of it |
| CONGEALED | Jellied eel - can dog make a meal of it? (9) |
| GRIND | Make a meal of it |
