| FREETRADE | Geordie endorsement of raid announced in Far East's first economic community (4,5,4) |
| TULIP | Dutch "____ mania", 1634-37, is seen as the first economic bubble |
| ASIA | Far East's locale |
| MAE | Mother East's first name |
| BARBECUESAUCE | Ban on British joining Economic Community and European Union reversed with relish - it adds a bit of spice |
| TEARASTRIPOFF | Criticize severely for profit abroad - in far east perhaps (4,1,5,3) |
| FRANCE | One of the six original members of the European Economic Community (6) |
| STAMPACT | Law of 1765 enforcing official endorsement of matter printed in colonial America |
| ECE | Economic Community of Europe, in short? |
| ITALY | Original member of the European Economic Community (5) |
| TREATYOFROME | Its signing created the European Economic Community in 1957 |
| BELGIUM | Founder member of the European Economic Community (7) |
| EURO | In short, the money used by the European economic community (4) |
| LOMBARDI | Sports hero quoted by Bradley in his endorsement of Gore |
| VISA | Traveller's endorsement of the outskirts of Virginia, USA (4) |
| EDWARDHEATH | Former UK PM best remembered for taking Britain into the European Economic Community in 1973 (6,5) |
| ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States (6) |
| EMCEE | European Economic Community workers return leaving behind new anchor (5) |
| GREECE | With initial general resolution, European Economic Community is joined by European country (6) |
| EVADE | Wartime nurse, east first and last, might shirk duty (5) |
