| JUMPBAIL | Fail to turn up for trial, where posh politician's boy is put in prison (4,4) |
| SEASONS | In a year there are seven of them and my boy is put out by this (7) |
| AUCUBA | Shrub in Caribbean island where posh conservative stands for queen |
| HEARINGS | Got on/off shooting range for the trials where the jury is out? (8) |
| LATINAMERICA | Terribly anaemic trial, where Spanish is spoken |
| PRELIM | Trial where runner climbs towards peak in Peru (6) |
| LUMPSUM | A single payment posh politician's hidden in chimney (4,3) |
| COCKTAILBAR | Where posh drinks are banned? (8,3) |
| DESOLATE | Fail to turn up in court, as depressed (8) |
| NESOLATE | Fail to turn up during romantic encounter, thoroughly upset (8) |
| HIGHJUMP | Intoxicated judge and posh politician in event with bar |
| DUMPLING | Posh politician hugged by sweetheart, abandoning essentially hearty short stocky man (8) |
| THUMPING | Article about posh politician - losers may get it (8) |
| GAZUMPED | Posh politician looked baffled, having been swindled (8) |
| UMPIRING | Acting as judge, I call after posh politician (8) |
| SENTDOWN | ... chucked out of school or put in prison in Britain? (4,4) |
| INTERNEE | One put in prison for political or military reasons, usually during a war (8) |
| CRIBBAGE | Josh Billings originally put in prison for a game |
| IMMATURE | Adolescent cheers up dons put in prison (8) |
| WILTS | Fails to turn up for the match (5) |