| TANAISTE | Deputy leader in a state abroad? |
| ETATS | States, abroad |
| GOGOI | Congress's deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, appealing to the BCCI regarding India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup.(last name) (5) |
| ADJUTANT | Officer who helps deputy leader in junta at broadcast |
| POWELL | Lucy ___, Labour politician elected deputy leader in 2025 (6) |
| MHAIRIBLACK | SNP's deputy leader in the House of Commons who is to step down at the next election (6,5) |
| DEPICT | Portray deputy leaders in cool tones (6) |
| COLDWAR | A crowd restlessly surrounding a Labour leader in a state of hostility (4,3) |
| DALAILAMA | Spiritual leader in a state, a chap's written up (5,4) |
| FLUNK | Fail to see Labour leader in a state of fear (5) |
| ALA | Leader in a state roll call: Abbr. |
| MAINE | Principal - education leader - in a state (5) |
| IDAHO | Papers laugh about American leader in a state (5) |
| FUNK | Fail to get rid of Labour leader in a state of fear (4) |
| SECONDINCOMMAND | Tory faces uproar, installed in post as deputy leader |
| PENCE | This makes MP a deputy leader (4,5) |
| MIKE | This makes MP a deputy leader (4,5) |
| RAISEDTHEROOF | Caused a great deal of noise to put up with deputy leader protecting The House (6,3,4) |
| WILLIS | Wellington-based List MP who became deputy leader of the National Party in 2021 (6,6) |
| NICOLA | Wellington-based List MP who became deputy leader of the National Party in 2021 (6,6) |
