| SAFESEAT | See a fast scramble to be an MP's banker (4,4) |
| DAFTASABRUSH | Silly, stupid, bad: a fast scramble (4,2,1,5) |
| FORETELL | Predict scramble to free liberal left |
| PURCHASE | Race and push in scramble to buy |
| GRAPHITE | Earth pig scrambles to appear in a penci|(8) |
| GRAB | What kids scramble to do to the candy that falls out of a pinata (or to pick up a handful of movie theater popcorn) |
| RATRACE | The scramble to succeed, the mark of an artist? (3,4) |
| CRAM | Some pupils may have to scramble to prepare for exams (4) |
| OVERSLEPT | Had to scramble to get out the door, perhaps |
| ARTISANSHIP | Harpists, in a scramble to get skilled work (11) |
| IONOSPHERE | Oh, pioneers scramble to reach such a height (10) |
| SCAMPER | Scramble to see small person in tent (7) |
| BYELECTION | What an MP's resignation might cause |
| FOREIGNMINISTER | An MP's power, given little in advance |
| AMPERSAND | Read an MP's novel, it's set in Bosnia & Herzegovina, for instance |
| REPRESENTATION | Picture an MP's work (14) |
| SWIRE | Sasha __, author of Diary of an MP's Wife (2020) (5) |
| RECESS | Secret place for an MP's holiday (6) |
| AYE | Nautical "yes"; or, an MP's parliamentary vote in the affirmative (3) |
| RACEAGAINSTTIME | Scramble to meet a deadline |
