| CONNOLLY | Account of Young Conservatives only securing number 50 for singer on 17Dn's 21 Dn (5,8) |
| BILLY | Account of Young Conservatives only securing number 50 for singer on 17Dn's 21 Dn (5,8) |
| LONGRANGE | Able to reach remote targets, only securing relative gain initially (4-5) |
| CYNICISM | Constant among leaders of Young Conservatives on the way up is male sceptical attitude |
| TRICYCLE | Heads of Young Conservatives left aboard second vehicle (8) |
| SPEED | Genesis securing number one in pop career (5) |
| THESCUNNER | Complex UN trenches have flamboyant ring for 17Dn's nemesis (3,7,8) |
| CAMPBELL | Complex UN trenches have flamboyant ring for 17Dn's nemesis (3,7,8) |
| POLLING | Starts to get seriously tangled in reproductive method where 17Dns are involved (7,7) |
| STATION | Starts to get seriously tangled in reproductive method where 17Dns are involved (7,7) |
| CONVERSELY | Conservative only taking poetry the other way round (10) |
| CONSEQUENTLY | So, Conservative only quietens rebels after one leaves (12) |
| COMMUNITYRADIO | It's Not Unusual almost securing number one, excellent one for DIY broadcasting? (9,5) |
| CLAD | Wearing clothes of Young Conservative? (4) |
| BOYCOTT | Brexit head rings Tory leader at end of shift about Young Conservatives' potential ignorance of 29Ac 1Dn (7) |
| CATTERLINE | Cook for course including final attempt at subject of 26Dn 21 Dn (10) |
| SHIPYARD | Shy pair awkward on first date - subject of 26Dn 21 Dn (8) |
| STUART | Begin to go around for all to see in house of 2Dn 21 Dn (6) |
| LIPSYNC | Head off bits of film by Young Conservatives adopting new dubbing technique |
| TIN | Chemical element of atomic number 50 (3) |
