| HOCHIMINH | Hellish extremists welcoming old Communist leader, that man in Asian revolutionary (2,3,4) |
| HINDUSTAN | Simple peasant meeting university man in Asian territory |
| PERFIDY | Paisley extremists welcoming rogue fired for breach of trust (7) |
| CHOUENLAI | Losing pressman once I hauled away old Communist leader (4,2-3) |
| MAFIOSO | Old Communist leader accepts fair odds - like this gangster (7) |
| STAIN | Blemish shown by old Communist leader, no liberal (5) |
| ALEXANDER | Real excited welcoming old and great leader |
| TENORCLEF | Perceived welcoming old woman back as an imposition on staff |
| CHIEFTAIN | Leader that is leading paper in row (9) |
| POLITBURO | Hanger-on in largely civilised old Communist executive |
| COWHOUSES | Military leader that exploits farm buildings (3-6) |
| EXTROVERT | Outgoing minister on retiring embraced by old communist |
| THEOCCULT | Dark arts produced by that man in bed in a roundabout way with religious group (3,6) |
| EPHEDRINE | Energy to grieve over that man in doctor's surgery offering something for hay fever (9) |
| HIMALAYAN | That man, in the manner of French, offered up refusal, high and mighty (9) |
| VOINOVICH | Ohio Senator George, who told Yugoslav leaders that Milosevic must be tried for war crimes |
| GAPE | Stare in wonder, say, welcoming old man in retirement |
| NEVER | Nebuchadnezzar, extremely welcoming Old Testament figure? In no degree! (5) |
| EDUCATE | School in centre of Leek welcoming old money |
| NOOILPAINTING | Held up hero welcoming old decorating job, one that's unattractive (2,3,8) |
