| GRIMOND | Jeremy Thorpe's predecessor (and temporary successor) as leader of the Liberal Party (7) |
| DAVIDSTEEL | Jeremy Thorpe's (eventual) successor as leader of the Liberal Party (5,5) |
| MYTH | Jeremy Thorpe's inner fantasy |
| ASQUITH | Herbert Henry ---, leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of the UK 19081916 (7) |
| TRUMPET | Proclaim as leader of the Americans and French (7) |
| LIBERAL | British political party whose leaders included Jeremy Thorpe and Jo Grimond (7) |
| HARRIET | MP who has twice served as Leader of the Opposition (7,6) |
| PORTENT | Sign showing 'Parking round to right' and 'temporary accommodation' (7) |
| REDHEAD | Titian as leader of the communists? (7) |
| CORBYN | Jeremy ___, Ed Miliband's successor as leader of the Labour Party (6) |
| WILLIAMHAGUE | John Major's successor as leader of the Conservative party |
| TIMFARRON | Nick Clegg's permanent successor as leader of the Liberal Democrats |
| JOSHUA | Moses' successor as leader of the Israelites (6) |
| JEREMYTHORPE | Leader of the Liberal Party 1967-76, subject of the 2018 BBC drama A Very English Scandal (6,6) |
| THORPE | Jeremy ___, penultimate leader of the Liberal Party (1967-1976) prior to its 1988 merger with the SDP (6) |
| JOGRIMOND | Scot who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1956-1967 & 1976 (2,7) |
| CAMPBELL | Henry _ -Bannerman, leader of the Liberal Party 18991908 and Prime Minister 1905-08 (8) |
| STEEL | David ___, leader of the Liberal Party from 1976-88 (5) |
| DAVID | Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976-88 (5,5) |
| JEREMY | Leader of the Liberal Party from 1967-76 (6,6) |
