| IMPEDANCE | Characteristic of a current politician that is entertaining with moves (9) |
| ORGANISED | Assembled instrument that is entertaining son and daughter (9) |
| TWITTERER | It could be a lark, a laugh, entertaining with Queen (9) |
| LOVESTORY | Adores a politician - that produces a romance (4,5) |
| CHECKMATE | Restrain friend with move to end a game (9) |
| RAYMARTIN | He was the host of A Current Affair (3,6) |
| IMPRUDENT | Rash of offensive books by current politician |
| THESHAMEN | Band formed in Aberdeen who had a hit with 'Move Any Mountain' (3,6) |
| KEPTWOMAN | Liberal take on MP entertaining with mistress (4,5) |
| FEESIMPLE | Charges current politician over void lease for land ownership (3,6) |
| SETTING | A clutch of hen's eggs in a nest; "mise en scene" of a film or stage play; adaptation to music; or, the direction of a current of wind (7) |
| BROWNIE | Good points - for a politician, that is (7) |
| BUMPIER | Less smooth rub-off with politician, that is (7) |
| IMPERIAL | Beard politician - that is outside flipping den? |
| MAGPIE | Silver grabbed by politician that is an obsessive collector |
| BUMPIEST | Bankrupt corralling politician -- that is most rough (8) |
| IMPIETY | Disrespect politician that is seen in city topless (7) |
| MEATPIE | Politician that is coming around to consume popular party food (4,3) |
| IMPEL | Force politician that is Liberal to comprehend (5) |
| IMPARTIAL | Current politician: a new trial is not like a kangaroo court (9) |