| NOLEFTTURN | Perhaps Thatcher's advice and negative comment given socialist spin (2,4,4) |
| MARGARET | Perhaps Thatcher in market surrounding French station (8) |
| ASIDES | Comments given in undertone |
| DISTRIBUTE | Give out second piece of advice, and one's praise (10) |
| THINKTANKS | Bodies of experts providing advice and ideas on political or economic problems (5,5) |
| ZWITTERION | Molecule which carries both a positive and negative charge |
| EDGEDSWORD | Does it cut both ways having both positive and negative effects? (6-5,5) |
| ASPERSIONS | Like people around one, making negative comments (10) |
| IFIWEREYOU | Start of some advice, and a homophonic hint to the swap behind each starred clue's answer |
| BACKSEATDRIVERS | They give unwanted advice and help to Spanish motorists, perhaps (4-4,7) |
| SUPPORTGROUP | They provide advice and encouragement as they eat and drink with team |
| ANTIPROTON | Something small and negative, demanding a new clue ___ or not, perhaps (10) |
| ELECTRONS | Chooses Corbett and Barker - although they're small and negative (9) |
| ANNOTATE | Article on gallery after negative comment (8) |
| ANTIPOPE | A negative comment about suggestion from rogue cleric (8) |
| COMPLAINT | Negative comment that produces ill-feeling |
| ASPERSION | Negative comment about one as human being |
| NASTY | Negative comment about saint is spiteful |
| RUNOFF | Trump buries negative comment in final electoral challenge |
| NATTY | Negative comment about Times is smart |
