| CONCILIATORY | Accommodating council shuns union, leader of independents and a Conservative (12) |
| ANONYMOUS | A son on my broadcast about union leader of unknown name (9) |
| LETTUCE | Somehow elect trade union leaders of the greens (7) |
| HAIR | Being ahead of Independent and Republican, finally triumph by a narrow margin |
| CALDER | Travel journalist - formerly of The Independent and a regular commentator on TV on travel issues (5, 6) |
| MAVERICK | Person of independent and unorthodox views (8) |
| COMPLEXSENTENCE | It has an independent and a dependent clause |
| SIMON | And 14 Down Travel journalist - formerly of The Independent and a regular commentator on TV on travel issues (5, 6) |
| PROPITIATORY | It’s in support I and a Conservative assembled for appeasing |
| FREESTANDING | Independent and Liberal seeking election (12) |
| GOONESOWNWAY | Become independent and leave your home street (2,4,3,3) |
| NONPARTISANS | Independents |
| LABORATORY | Where a scientist is the first of us to be ditched by some socialists and a conservative (10) |
| MANDATORY | Bloke, a lawyer and a conservative - it's compulsory (9) |
| RADIATOR | Heater used by royal, a woman, and a Conservative mostly |
| EDITORIALSTAFF | Rod followed leader of Independent Workers? Some of them (9,5) |
| CAMP | Retreat by Prime Minister and a Conservative faction |
| SHORTSTORY | Small novella involving summer pants and a conservative Brit (5,5) |
| DICTATED | Old-fashioned about leader of independent court, being ordained (8) |
| COLLINS | Which TD is the leader of Independent Ireland? (7) |
