| PENALSETTLEMENT | Pressure faction to embrace talents wasted where convictions may lead one (5,10) |
| PROSECUTOR | A courtly lack of conviction may be his failing |
| ALITTLELESS | 15's silence so vital, or talents wasted? (1,6,4,12) |
| LATENT | Hidden talents wasted (6) |
| GOOFFATATANGENT | Blunder of large proportions by a brown fellow leads one to digress (2,3,2,1,7) |
| REDHERRING | Colourful fish that may lead one on a wild goose chase (3,7) |
| EMPTY | Vain earl may lead one out of shame (5) |
| HEARTWARMING | Encouraging core faction to hold on to weapon (12) |
| CANALETTO | One of 9, a talent wasted in business (9) |
| PARITY | I will be in the political faction to show equal status (6) |
| PADDEDCELL | Tiptoed with faction to soft environment (6,4) |
| ENTICER | One in centre perhaps is the one trying to lead one astray (7) |
| SECRETS | About to join various factions to find out things in confidence (7) |
| INSECT | Faction to follow in cricket? (6) |
| PROSPECT | Opportunity for faction to seize power |
| ENTICE | One learning trade loses much of approve to lead one astray (6) |
| KIBOSH | Did Kelvin lead one to talk nonsense? He had to stop it (6) |
| STEAMHAMMER | Soccer side, London one, second to take lead, one dealing heavy blow |
| IMPLY | Lead one to believe I'm to work steadily at my trade (5) |
| POTHERB | One of two in lead - one's used to season? (7) |
