| STANDINGCORRECTED | Admitting to having been at fault and relinquishing the seat? (8,9) |
| OWNINGUP | Admitting to having won pug in the confusion (6,2) |
| MOSLEY | Founder of the British Union of Fascists in 1932, having been, at various times, a Conservative, Independent and Labour MP (6) |
| OWNING | Admitting to having cocktail of gin now (6) |
| OXON | Steer round north, having been at Christchurch, say |
| WASSAILING | Making merry having been at sea (10) |
| BEATEN | Punished for having been, at heart (6) |
| SHANGHAI | Press Connery to admit to having been a contralto |
| YELLED | Having mistaken Ely gave rise to having been vociferous (6) |
| TALENT | Thanks to having been given (albeit temporarily) the ability (6) |
| EDUCATED | Thus acted, due to having been to school (8) |
| ELECT | Selectors to drop Ross or give him the seat? (5) |
| ADDLE | The top's come off the seat? Rot! (5) |
| WHATSON | Shown to be at fault, whatever's showing (5,2) |
| NOTCORRECT | It's quite wrong to be at fault (3,7) |
| TEARTOSHREDS | Heavily criticise stores heard to be at fault after onset of trading (4,2,6) |
| PROVEGUILTY | Show to be at fault with hilarious group levity (5,6) |
| AGE | AG has been at the forefront in the east for a long time! (3) |
| IDLED | Compiler had been at the forefront and did nothing (5) |
| FROMSCRATCH | How you know where the fleas have been at the start (4,7) |
