| CENTRED | Conservative a tender sort at heart (7) |
| PARTY | Minister, right sort at heart, one who accepts the whip? (5,6) |
| PERSON | Minister, right sort at heart, one who accepts the whip? (5,6) |
| ROSTRUM | Stand a drink, a cocktail of a sort, at first (7) |
| INSIDER | Clubby sort at home with alcoholic drink, outspoken (7) |
| INSIPID | Clubby sort at home with alcoholic drink, outspoken (7) |
| OYSTERS | Shellfish? Yes, sort at sea (7) |
| ATHEIST | Sceptical sort at robbery |
| TRYITON | Tiny sort at sea with sun gone to attempt something risky? (3,2,2) |
| COWHERD | A tender for the dairy farm perhaps (7) |
| ROASTER | Very hot day for a tender young chicken (7) |
| DECENCY | Goodness, a tender cowboy evacuated after a month! |
| BARMAID | A tender girl (7) |
| FREESIA | It's said cold snap's the reverse of ideal for a tender plant (7) |
| FIESTA | Expression of disgust by pious sort at a religious celebration |
| PROSTRATE | A pert sort at work, lying |
| KINDNESS | Benevolence of a sort, at the loch side (8) |
| CAMISOLE | Conservative, a male one, only gets this garment (8) |
| SCAM | American uncle holding Conservative - a tricky business (4) |
| SOBSTORY | Distress call about British Conservative - a tale of woe |
