| ALISTAIR | Forename of Lord Darling, former Chancellor of the Exchequer (8) |
| ADA | A forename of Lord Byron's daughter Countess of Lovelace, who said that the analytical engine "weaves algebraic patterns, just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves" (3) |
| EXCHANGE | Former Chancellor of the Exchequer about to suspend money business (8) |
| NIGELLA | Celebrity chef who is the daughter of a former Chancellor of the Exchequer (7) |
| DENIS | - Healey, former Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| HEALEY | Denis _; Labour politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer (6) |
| GEORGE | - Osborne, former Chancellor of the Exchequer (6) |
| EXCUSE | Former Chancellor of the Exchequer accepting America's apology |
| OSBORNE | George ----, former Chancellor of the Exchequer (7) |
| ADENAUER | Cockney spent some time talking to former Chancellor (8) |
| BISMARCK | Former Chancellor again given brandy by king (8) |
| BRANDT | Former Chancellor of West Germany who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his Ostpolitik doctrine, Willy . |
| SCHMIDT | Helmut --, former Chancellor of West Germany (7) |
| KOHL | Helmut ___, former Chancellor of Germany (4) |
| ANGELA | _ Merkel, former Chancellor of Germany (6) |
| MERKEL | Former Chancellor of Germany, Angela _ (6) |
| CUNO | Former Chancellor of Germany |
| LAWSON | Former chancellor was hopeless, dividing half the capital (6) |
| MORES | Former Chancellor's usual way of doing things (5) |
| DENISHEALEY | Former Chancellor making headline? Yes (5,6) |
