| CHIMERICAL | Fanciful of minister, say, to have him replacing a Liberal |
| INTENDMENT | I name nurse thought of, say, to have true meaning of something (10) |
| STATECRAFT | Skill of government ministers, say, about getting good deal |
| CANONICITY | Authentic quality of minister, one attached to Exeter? (10) |
| PROSTHESIS | What Paralympian may have - he is involved with sports (10) |
| ORDAINMENT | Installation of minister wrongly nominated without right (10) |
| MOTHERWELL | First of ministers to accompany Blair touring the industrial centre of Scotland |
| ATTENDANCE | Presence of minister with bad acne |
| IAN | Partner of EastEnders' Cindy - though she once paid to have him shot! (3) |
| REFEREE | Game to have him? Then make mention of it with ease (7) |
| CHIME | Ring to have him bring keys round (5) |
| UMPIRE | Game to have him control it? (6) |
| SHUFFLE | A walk while dragging one's feet; an act of mixing cards in a pack; a change of ministers; or, a play of one's tracks/songs in a random order (7) |
| RIVERBANK | Where Jordan's inclined, say, to have row about one part of speech (5,4) |
| STARCH | Potatoes, say, to have principal role next to church (6) |
| GRUDGE | Force Barnaby, say, to have a grievance (6) |
| WOOD | Was prepared, you say, to have a natural material (4) |
| SETTO | Determined also, you say, to have a fight (3-2) |
| MITE | Force, you say, to have just a little (4) |
| COLD | Have a person ___ : have him at your mercy? (4) |
