| STRAIGHTUP | Circuitous mountain route won't lead this way, believe me |
| LINCOLN | Abraham may lead this Eastern city (7) |
| NAACP | In 2008 Benjamin Jealous became the youngest person to lead this influential US civil rights organis |
| EXCHEQUER | Man at No.11 leads this game, cut short by former partner (9) |
| AGENTS | Phil Coulson leads this team (------ of S.H.I.E.L.D.) |
| KREMLIN | Nothing leads this writer, discontented refusnik, to back foreign government (7) |
| PRETTYPASS | Scenic mountain route has come to this if in a bad way (6,4) |
| INSULTTHEHOST | Commit a party foul that won't lead to another invite |
| SIGNPOST | Put one's name to picket - it won't lead people astray! (8) |
| DEALER | A leader, perhaps, but he won't lead (6) |
| DOWNATHEEL | He won't lead off in shabby clothes (4,2,4) |
| INDIA | Modi leads this land |
| WATERMAIN | Goes in and out of one's house - some of the politicians say it won't lead to charges sticking (5,4) |
| PASS | Site of a mountain route |
| APRETTYPASS | What things might come to scenic mountain route? (1,6,4) |
| ENCOMPASS | Ring, once forged, ending in Doom on mountain route |
| LOPGRASS | Look at mountain route full of grey vegetation |
| PALLIDNESS | Look of snowfield's extremity, poorly reflected in mountain route |
| PASSENGERTRAIN | Traveller, Argentine swimming round river beyond mountain route (9,5) |
| KHYBERPASS | Mountain route between Afghanistan and Pakistan (6,4) |
