| SECEDE | Dry old PM (not North) quit (6) |
| IMPEDE | Stop one old PM (not North) embracing politician (6) |
| CATTLE | They ruminate about ex-PM not reaching a conclusion (6) |
| SEDENT | Inactive time after 6 PM, not 9 |
| PETITE | Little bird held by PM, not fifty (6) |
| STEREO | Time to plug in dry old music player (6) |
| CAMERA | Former Prime Minister not taking on a media producer (6) |
| SECANT | Cutting dry old schoolmaster, semi-retired |
| PRESTO | As if by magic, Northern city's not North (6) |
| ISOBAR | Line on weather map indicates rainbows, perhaps - not north and west (6) |
| RIGOUT | Equip for touring around, but not north |
| FORTE | Why one breaks in the afternoon: not a strong point |
| JEFFREYARCHER | Nice setter, female, has year off in France with ex-PM (not that one who lied in court) (7,6) |
| BLAIN | PM not right, any number sore (5) |
| AMOK | Berserk, then PM not good enough? (4) |
| LAVATORIAL | Outpouring to former PM, not initially repelled by such humour? (10) |
| PRATTLE | Former PM not entirely following priest's foolish talk (7) |
| TRUSS | Soviet Russia hosting PM: not for long! |
| KEIR | PM, not half keen Blairite at heart (4) |
| TEETOTAL | Dry old Tory leader Attlee turned round (8) |
