| COMPLEXSENTENCE | It has an independent and a dependent clause |
| PEN | Writer of dependent clauses (3) |
| CALDER | Travel journalist - formerly of The Independent and a regular commentator on TV on travel issues (5, 6) |
| SIMON | And 14 Down Travel journalist - formerly of The Independent and a regular commentator on TV on travel issues (5, 6) |
| CONCILIATORY | Accommodating council shuns union, leader of independents and a Conservative (12) |
| TOKELAU | Island group in the western Pacific comprising the atolls of Nukunono, Atafu, and Fakaofo; a dependent territory of New Zealand (7) |
| SUPPORT | Provide for, as a dependent |
| CARER | Person who attends to a dependent adult (5) |
| TAXFRAUD | Claiming Fido as a dependent, e.g. |
| HELPLESSLY | In a dependent manner (10) |
| SATELLITE | Moon about in a dependent state in space (9) |
| RELIANT | Tear about Long Island with a dependent |
| CLAUSE | A dependent one might start with "that" |
| BANANAREPUBLIC | Incapable urban drunk in a dependent state |
| DROPSTHESUBJECT | Changes the topic when drink's a dependent of the queen (5,3,7) |
| EYE | It has an iris, a cornea, and a pupil |
| CHI | It has an A.L. and an N.L. team |
| HAIR | Being ahead of Independent and Republican, finally triumph by a narrow margin |
| LID | Liberal, Independent and Democratic leaders have it on top (3) |
| IMAGINARYNUMBER | Curiously Gary Numan and I get honour right after Independent and i |
