| BATTLEAXE | British prime minister once suppressing a vote - description of Thatcher? |
| PICKAXE | Elector nearly suppressing a vote for strike-breaker? |
| BLEEP | Electronic signal British prime minister once recalled |
| BATTLE | British prime minister once snubbed in conflict (6) |
| CALLAGHAN | Name a country without a prime minister once |
| TRUSTDEED | Prime Minister once shortened concluding part of Riot Act, a legal document (5,4) |
| ASLEEP | A prime minister once upset about son's dozing? |
| PALMERSTON | Normal step improper for a prime minister once |
| TRUSSING | Strapping Prime Minister once popular head of government (8) |
| IMPEDE | Get in the way of independent parliamentarian when prime minister once forgets name (6) |
| NEWBRITAIN | Island north of Australia was aware of one of Thatcher's ministers, reportedly |
| THATCH | Pirate, having met the Queen, could be prime minister once (6) |
| ASQUITH | Prime minister once had to resign in the wood (7) |
| MACMILLAN | Prime Minister, once married to Camilla, changed name (9) |
| KOHLRABI | Chancellor and Prime Minister once limited vegetable (8) |
| NORTH | Direction taken by prime minister once (5) |
| WALPOLE | Brief stroll with European prime minister, once |
| BENGURION | Abused our benign Prime Minister once in Middle East |
| BEEFWELLINGTON | Dispute with Prime Minister, once, is meaty fare (4,10) |
| ATTLEE | Heading off fight, English prime minister once (6) |
