| NORTHAMPTON | PM formerly a member not going around in county town |
| STRAIGHT | Not going around in circles here if that's not too forward (8) |
| BORING | Uninspiring prime minister formerly changing direction on government (6) |
| ITO | Japanese Prime Minister, formerly |
| SKIPTON | Bypass not going around English town |
| OUTLIER | Not a close member, not at home - it's not true, right? |
| NOUGAT | Not going around August disruption is sweet (6) |
| POSTMAN | Pam's not going around with Pat |
| CORKSCREW | One's driven into a bottleneck in county town, with crowd hemming in Sierra (9) |
| TAUNTON | Relative getting amongst the runs (a lot) in county town (7) |
| BEDSIT | Accommodation I found in county town (not private) |
| HEREFORD | In this place for day in county town |
| NEWPORT | Not what the connoisseurs drink in county town (7) |
| BEDFORD | Forbidden to go wild? Not in county town (7) |
| MALIK | English singer who was formerly a member of One Direction, Zayn ___ (5) |
| NADINE | ___ Coyle, Irish actress and singer formerly a member of Girls Aloud (6) |
| NEKOCASE | She was formerly a member of The New Pornographers (4,4) |
| ZAYNMALIK | British pop star, formerly a member of One Direction (4,5) |
| BRIDGE | Frankie, English singer who was formerly a member of girl group The Saturdays (6) |
| PAULMCCARTNEY | Bass guitarist and songwriter, formerly a member of the Beatles and Wings (4,9) |