| CONFLUENCE | Study effect of power when not in the Union (10) |
| UNATTACHED | A foreign couple working on the paper not in The Union (10) |
| SPINSTER | Short journeys for most of the academic year for one of those not in the union (8) |
| WINDMILL | Source of power when the rational mind comes before the irrational mind (8) |
| SWATTING | Bashing with a bit of power when stuck in grass (8) |
| HELDSWAY | Was in position of power when imprisoned on rock (4,4) |
| PACKAPUNCH | Display power when you include the fruit drink (4,1,5) |
| CLOSEDSHOP | Finished as a retailer where everyone's in the union (6,4) |
| PINCUSHION | One takes the point when not in use (3-7) |
| OUTOFORDER | Not working when not in its correct position? (3,2,5) |
| UNFIT | How to make it fun when not in the best of health (5) |
| OUTDO | Perform better when not in the party (5) |
| PASTONESBEST | When not in the first flush, after lunchtime is wisest (4,4,4) |
| FRONTROOM | A lounge (even when not in the place described) (5,4) |
| ANNE | Queen in power when the Acts of Union were passed |
| JOSEPHHOOKER | Major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War defeated by Confederate General Robert E Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863 |
| SHERMAN | General in the Union Army who implemented scorched-earth tactics against the South during his 'March to the Sea' in 1864 (7) |
| MINGDYNASTY | Group that was in power when the best-preserved form of this puzzle's landmark was built |
| ELVIS | The King's power when allied with the Spanish |
| TAMPION | Protective plug placed in the muzzle of a gun when not in use (7) |
