| CLEGG | Nick - former Liberal Democrat leader (5) |
| VINCE | Christian name shared by the singer of Mötley Crüe and a fedora-wearing former Liberal Democrat leader |
| CABLE | Vince -, former Liberal Democrat leader; MP for Twickenham from 1997-2015 and 2017-19 |
| MENZIESCAMPBELL | Former Liberal Democrat leader who succeeded Charles Kennedy |
| ABLE | Intelligent former Liberal Democrat leader caught out (4) |
| BAKER | Norman ---, former Liberal Democrat MP; a Minister of State in the coalition government of 2010-15 (5) |
| SARAH | And 2 Former Liberal Democrat MP for Brent Central who was Minister of State for Children and Families in David Cameron's coalition government (5.7) |
| DAVEY | Ed ___, Liberal Democrat leader |
| YIELD | Unknown in election, Liberal Democrat leaders give up (5) |
| HEWER | Nick -, former advisor to Lord Sugar on BBC TV series The Apprentice; former presenter of Channel 4 game show Countdown (5) |
| STEEL | David ___: former Liberal Party leader (5) |
| CADGE | Beg to see Democrat leader in prison (5) |
| NOTED | Famous Bill, American Democrat leader |
| SALAD | Democrats' leader unfortunately returned side dish (5) |
| FREUD | Former Liberal MP related to the father of psychoanalysis (7,5) |
| TEATHER | Former Liberal Democrat MP for Brent Central who was Minister of State for Children and Families in David Cameron's coalition government (5.7) |
| EXTOL | Former Liberal about to crack up |
| LLOYD | Former liberal Minister of Foreign Affairs ___ Axworthy |
| ASHDOWN | Paddy, Charles Kennedy's predecessor as Liberal Democrat leader (7) |
| VINCECABLE | Jo Swinson's predecessor as Liberal Democrat leader |
