| FROMLEFTTORIGHT | The way we read of a Conservative gain (4,4,2,5) |
| PYRRHICVICTORY | What makes rich VIP cry? Conservative gain with pain (7,7) |
| WEATHERBOARDING | Storm-battered Brighton, we read, installed a form of protection against the elements (15) |
| ROBINGOODFELLOW | Elf or goblin of old we read about? |
| STUDS | Read of a breeding animal at start of the year (5) |
| FEDORA | Read of a sort of hat (6) |
| ANDROMEDA | Perhaps Damon read of a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere (9) |
| NEWSALEM | In Wales, men read of a Lincoln hometown |
| BLEEDINGHEART | Attribute of a liberal, in the eyes of a conservative |
| STEPHEN | A Brief History Of Time, the book about the universe of which we read little and understood less, wa |
| DIECAST | Made in the mould of a Conservative rising at beginning of speech in parliament (3-4) |
| POLLINATOR | WASP, say, taking the vote of a Conservative after dockers have struck twice? |
| ACCOUNT | Portrayal of a Conservative member of nobility (7) |
| ICON | The image of a conservative (4) |
| SCREENPLAYINGREENBAY | ...at the library, we read a ___ |
| TRACTORTRAILER | Should we read a religious pamphlet or watch a movie ad? |
| PERUSE | A country's right on the map, we read (6) |
| PARAPET | Thanks to the paper we read about a really protective bank (7) |
| VIADUCTS | How the tears flow when we read 'Features of NZ Railways' (8) |
| YOUANDI | We read out a couple of letters (3,3,1) |
