| NIGELKENNEDY | Supporter elected to return old president, one on the fiddle (5,7) |
| ELECTRICAL | A bit of a storm to return old force to Albert (10) |
| PERIWIG | Perhaps Napoleon receives message to return old rug (7) |
| EMPOWER | Enable me to return old whiskey in person? Just half! (7) |
| NITPICKER | Critic elected to return and watch entertaining play's opening |
| LEAVE | Some in Geneva elected to return for holiday |
| EXERCISEBIKE | Running with the first Bush for American president - one might be put on the spot to work out? (8,4) |
| DEVISOR | One leaves something in their will to former president, one small, old Republican? |
| TRUMANCAPOTE | Old President Trump gets books by English author |
| LEGAL | The French return old convict - it's within the law (5) |
| CELLIST | Peter's the first one on the fiddle? (7) |
| ABOW | Acknowledging the applause, as one on the fiddle is doing! (6,1,3) (see 12A) |
| TAKING | Acknowledging the applause, as one on the fiddle is doing! (6,1,3) (see 9A) |
| CHEETAH | Fast mover, one on the fiddle by the sound of it? (7) |
| GOOSEBERRYBUSH | Odd person, the president, one featuring in reply to children's question |
| FORD | President, one of the predecessors to Roosevelt? (4) |
| JOHNSON | Surname of two US presidents, one in the 1860s and one in the 1960s (7) |
| CARDSHARP | One on the fiddle suits stringed instrument (4-5) |
| PAGANINI | One on the fiddle concealed silver in bread |
| MUSICIAN | One on the fiddle perhaps has problem over agents breaking in |
