| ALEATORY | Random beer with a Conservative |
| INITIATORY | Starting one with a fool (one with a Conservative in support) (10) |
| ALMANAC | A liberal chap with a conservative handbook (7) |
| RADIATOR | Royal, a woman, with a Conservative mostly using heater (8) |
| CONSOLATORY | Conservative in this way left with a Conservative offering comfort (11) |
| APPROBATORY | A quiet person paid to work on book with a Conservative is expressing praise (11) |
| CURATOR | Dog with a Conservative almost becoming museum custodian (7) |
| HEXACHORD | Spell with a Conservative crowd endlessly making notes |
| LILAC | Shrub, large one, left with a Conservative (5) |
| ALCOVE | Recess with a Conservative in love (6) |
| AMENDATORY | This morning, finish with a conservative corrective (10) |
| BRICABRAC | Curios with a conservative barbaric twist (4,1,4) |
| ACKNOWLEDGE | Admit learning with a Conservative leader (11) |
| AMATORY | Romantic morning with a Conservative (7) |
| REDFACED | Embarrassed socialist, loud, seen with a Conservative journalist |
| REPERTORY | Type of company dealing with a conservative |
| ORATORY | Men sitting with a conservative in chapel |
| LACONIC | Terse liberal with a conservative in charge (7) |
| THECLOCKSBACK | "President Bush was asked how he came up with a conservative like Alito, and he said he got the idea |
| LABORATORYRAT | Progressive party with a conservative deserter used for experiments (10,3) |
