| RAVER | Republican, say, is one in party (5) |
| STRATEGY | Beginning to advance Republican, say, Yankee plan |
| REGALE | Entertain Republican, say, with beer(6) |
| REGARD | Consider Republican say, American, to be oddly rude |
| WHITEMEAT | Chicken, say, is one thing to dunk in cereal (5,4) |
| TIEBACK | One held by the Maori rugby player (Kirton, say) is one holding Kirton say? (7) |
| SHERIFF | Timothy Olyphant in Deadwood, say, is one identified by star (7) |
| SOCIALIST | One in party with those left of centre in state? |
| ONTHERADIO | Possibly another one in party, broadcasting (2,3,5) |
| AGENT | K is one in Men In Black (5) |
| PLAIN | It is obvious there is one in the plot (5) |
| CREEPER | Ivy, say, is one to walk stealthily (7) |
| PROTECTOR | Box at Lord's say is one for private eye Hill |
| DRAMAQUEEN | Hamlet's mother, say, is one that's shown stagy performance? |
| SCOT | Explorer, say, is one North of the Border (4) |
| NATURALIST | Attenborough, say, is one revealing all about animal's skin |
| POETASTER | Mcgonagall, say, is one who samples mystery writer (9) |
| ISRAELI | Josef Tal, say, is one embracing real playing (7) |
| MUSICALCHAIRS | In which all but one in party stand to lose their seats |
| PLACE | Fish, we hear, is one in the sun in property show (5) |
