| SANDINISTA | Bearer of gifts controlling racket is an old revolutionary (10) |
| TRINIDAD | Secret society controlling racket from South island |
| VAMPIREBAT | State judge getting the chop over racket is bloodsucker (7,3) |
| DINGANSICH | Before chasing shot, racket is just the thing? |
| EXTRACOVER | Position where very old revolutionary caught by old bullet (5,5) |
| PROMULGATE | Announce chatter about sullen old revolutionary (10) |
| EGYPTOLOGY | The old revolutionary, full of pain, closed diary in Carter's study |
| STONEWORK | The Masons are presumably proud of this Old Bob, an old revolutionary joining Labour (9) |
| TEACHER | Instructor had to move quickly to adopt an old revolutionary (7) |
| OCHE | Long for an old revolutionary (4) |
| HEADACHE | Point to an old revolutionary with something to worry about (8) |
| PANACHE | Criticise an old revolutionary, with some style (7) |
| EARACHE | Hearing an old revolutionary was a pain (7) |
| OCHES | An old revolutionary started to step up to the marks (5) |
| SANTIAGO | Endless bearer of gifts demanding Shakespearean villain's capital (8) |
| FATHERCHRISTMAS | As if Mrs Thatcher turned into a bearer of gifts! (6,9) |
| SAVING | A very suspicious type arriving in bearer of gifts: no 26 - this with 26? (6,7,4) |
| RYAN | A very suspicious type arriving in bearer of gifts: no 26 - this with 26? (6,7,4) |
| PRIVATE | A very suspicious type arriving in bearer of gifts: no 26 - this with 26? (6,7,4) |
| CASPAR | Bearer of gift about to open box |
