| CHIEF | Living in St Marychurch, I effectively became the leader of the people there (5) |
| ETHOS | Spirit of the people there moving east |
| MAO | Philosopher and leader of the People's Republic of China, ... Zedong |
| ODE | I wrote this poem while living in St Enoder (3) |
| DEMAGOGS | What, in US history, are leaders of the people (8) |
| SKINT | Family living in street is hard up (5) |
| RELIEF | Taken by scoundrel I effectively rescue (6) |
| GANDHI | Indian statesman, who became the leader of the nationalist movement (6) |
| GADDAFI | He became the leader of Libya in 1969 |
| SALERNO | City on the Amalfi coast that effectively became Italy's capital for a short time in 1944 |
| LYNNE | Co-founder of The Electric Light Orchestra who soon became the leader (4,5) |
| LOUTS | Oafish people - there are many around university (5) |
| AMEND | After Christ embraces people, there's change (5) |
| AKELA | From the name of the leader of the wolf pack in The Jungle Book, the traditional name for an adult cub-scout leader (5) |
| ORATE | Hold forth with enough people there, no question |
| ROALD | Forename of the leader of the expedition which successfully reached the South Pole in 1911 (5) |
| REIGN | The rule that keeps the leader of the gang in control (5) |
| EXIST | Be the leader of the stampede in the egress (5) |
| JEFF | Co-founder of The Electric Light Orchestra who soon became the leader (4,5) |
| CASTE | Social status involving the leader of the tribe in lawsuit (5) |
