| EPHEMERAL | Passing MP here befuddled with ale |
| ALLOVERBARTHESHOUTING | Nearly finished thought solver, brain befuddled with ale |
| NATIONAL | Much-loved celebrity Tarantino befuddled with ale, of course (8,8) |
| TREASURE | Much-loved celebrity Tarantino befuddled with ale, of course (8,8) |
| EPHEMERA | Things of passing interest in European article about odd MP here (8) |
| SURGERY | NHS cuts: consult your MP here |
| SAFESEAT | Many happy returns for MP here? |
| MAELSTROM | Confused situation getting Morse befuddled with malt |
| LIMONCELLO | Left one Frenchman, colonel, befuddled with drink (10) |
| REDWINE | Diner we befuddled -- with this? (3,4) |
| WOOZY | Wife slimy when befuddled with drink |
| GINANDTONIC | Noticing Dan befuddled with drink (3,3,5) |
| MARGINALSEAT | Alarming changes ready to overwhelm a nervous MP here? (8,4) |
| WETONESWHISTLE | Loth to get befuddled with sweet wines, have a beer, perhaps (3,4,7) |
| CAKES | Sold with 7, 16's went with ale (5) |
| OKAYED | Accepted order for cocktail primarily with ale that changed colour with no head (6) |
| PLEASEDASPUNCH | Feeling very happy with ale passed off with fruit drink (7,2,5) |
| ECLAMPSIA | Stupid as one Conservative MP, with ale leading to Labour candidate's complaint (9) |
| POSSET | Hot milk curdled with ale |
| BLACKANDTAN | Drink made with ale and stout |