| EVENTEMPERED | Calm English politician in race perhaps with European socialist (4-8) |
| NINCOMPOOP | Idiot close to politician in race loves pressure |
| CATEGORY | Queen, perhaps, with European renown but no line in class (8) |
| LEGPULL | Calm English doctor's cracking joke (3,4) |
| GERMANE | Berliner, perhaps, with European that's relevant (7) |
| MELT | Soften, ultimately calm, English Lieutenant |
| HOMESTRAIGHT | Last part of race perhaps flat and neat (4,8) |
| AUTOCOMPLETE | Car race perhaps contains large predictive software component |
| EVENSTEVEN | Tying in race, perhaps, in spite of landing second |
| TATTERED | Ragged volunteers, teetotal, with European socialist (8) |
| BRETON | Celt's back in race, perhaps: runs inside |
| PACEMAKER | Medical aid needed for early leader in race, perhaps (9) |
| FERVENTLY | Showing intense passion, run in race - perhaps as sprint's over |
| COUNTERED | Came back with European socialist support for census (9) |
| RENDERED | Made for Republican, close, with European socialist |
| EVENT | Level time in race perhaps |
| TEMPESTS | Violent commotions from English politician in international events (8) |
| JUSTINEGREENING | Breaking news: English politician in government stepping down at next election (7,8) |
| HOTTEMPERED | Fiery and extreme English politician in present day (3-8) |
| EMPIREBUILDING | English politician in uglier bid somehow amassing external power? (6,8) |
