| ICANNOTTELLALIE | 'All in at election after touring', as country's leader once reputedly said (1,6,4,1,3) |
| AMIN | A military leader elected as country's ruler, once |
| MARLENEDIETRICH | Actress who reputedly said "The Germans and I no longer speak the same language" |
| ARIZONA | Drivers touring as far as I can see leaving house in a state |
| INHALE | Take it all in at home with hot drink (6) |
| BET | Say All in at the poker table say |
| ABSORB | Take it all in at sailor's ball |
| HARDMAN | Mae West reputedly said this "is good to find" |
| EQUATOR | Tore off, touring as this circles the globe (7) |
| ONTHEROAD | Touring, as a band (2,3,4) |
| SOCRATES | Philosopher who reputedly said "The unexamined life is not worth living" (8) |
| NOTWITHSTANDING | Evidently a sensible person seeking election after opening of hustings, however |
| NORRIS | Came fifth in the last presidential election after withdrawing and then rejoining the race. (6) |
| MINIATURISE | Make much smaller a time in US possibly after touring Rhode Island (11) |
| MOIST | Damp in the greatest degree after touring island (5) |
| BUTTONHOLES | Detains in conversation noble host possibly after touring Utah (11) |
| RUNOFF | Election after the election |
| RUNO | Election after an election |
| ANDYGRIFFITH | A sheriff candidate in Wisconsin changed his name to this famous TV actor's for a 2007 election; after losing, he was sued by the actor |
| FLOATINGVOTER | Is he all at sea at election time? (8,5) |
