| PLAYWRIGHTS | Tolerance shown by western powers for such authors |
| PLAYON | Take advantage of tolerance shown by cricket side |
| WOMB | Organ shown by Western book carrying award (4) |
| BROADMINDEDNESS | Tolerance shown when American woman looked after half the business (5-10) |
| CRAMP | Restrict South African President by axing Mantashe's powers, for starters (5) |
| NATO | Defence alliance of the Western powers (inits) (4) |
| MAGIC | Word, from a term for a member of a priestly caste of ancient Persia with unusual powers, for sorcery, thaumaturgy, witchcraft or wizardry; art of conjuring, illusionism or trickery; or, charm or wond |
| SPOOF | "Austin Powers", for one |
| IRISHWHISKEY | Paddy Powers, for one? (5,7) |
| SPY | Maxwell Smart or Austin Powers, for example |
| STEPH | Actress Powers, for short |
| MENDONESWAYS | Maybe bishops agreed powers for reform |
| STRESS | Test the mental powers for strain |
| EXEC | Employee with decision-making powers for short |
| AGENT | Austin Powers, for one |
| ROLE | Austin Powers, for Mike Myers |
| BRIGHTSPARKS | British nature reserves possess powers for inspiring people (6,6) |
| OPIUMWARS | Conflicts between the Qing dynasty and Western Powers, named after a narcotic (5,4) |
| COLDWAR | Period of diplomatic tension between the USSR and western powers in the late 20th century (4,3) |
| USEFUL | Practical Western power diversifying fuel (6) |
