| 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 |
| HAITI | Country inn's opening ___ what's filling it first? (5) |
| REHEARSED | Hear about Reed's confusion when they practised it first? (9) |
| RACEME | Simple inflorescence- challenge to get it first? (6) |
| BUSINESSLUNCH | Elizabeth admits Unionist is wrong to make a meal of this - it could amount to a sweet deal (8,5) |
| BATTLESCARRED | Damaged by fighting, Mark and socialist pursue wrong tablet |
| WILLIAMMORRIS | English poet, designer, craftsman and socialist writer who founded the Kelmscott Press (7,6) |
| LEFTOVERS | Antony and Cleopatra, for instance, caught newt - someone is bound to make a meal of it (9) |
| 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 |
| LAME | It may be feeble as an excuse, but one can make a meal of it (4) |
| 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) |
| VEGGIEBURGER | Church official keeps horse on Irish domain briefly, but, of course, The Greens make a meal of it (6,6) |
| 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) |
