| SPEEDING | Services initially slashed by elected Government, creating offence (8) |
| DRIPPED | Duct, initially slashed open, leaked |
| CONTEMPT | Right-winger with allure creating offence (8) |
| TRUANTRY | Hear about worker in old city creating offence in schools (8) |
| FARES | Charges that exist in financial services initially (5) |
| RAN | Was in charge of one of the services, initially |
| MYTHS | Traditional stories about Maesteg, Ynyswen, Treherbert, Hengoed and Swansea services, initially (5) |
| DEMOCRAT | Advocate of government by elected representatives (8) |
| INEQUITY | Unfairness demonstrated by elected body representing actors (8) |
| REPUBLIC | Form of government controlled by ... elected officials and/or representatives |
| INTEGRAL | Whole elected government finally has extensive backing (8) |
| POLLSTER | Surveyor's bill slashed by two pounds |
| INCOMING | Just elected (government) (8) |
| ESTONIAN | National service initially embraced by schoolboy |
| POLICIES | Force took one into service, initially, drawing up courses of action (8) |
| CHATTERS | Talks with some mad character in the Civil Service, initially (8) |
| DEMOCRACY | System of government by elected representatives (9) |
| ROLLINGSTONE | List elected government's income provided by one magazine (7,5) |
| TOTHEHILT | Sum that man arrived at slashed by 50, without reservation |
| TOCOME | Future volume slashed by firm (2,4) |
