| DESPOTIC | Tyrannical Democrat in charge smuggling ecstasy tablets and marijuana (8) |
| ESTONIA | Ecstasy tablets and C illegally acquired at source in Baltic state (7) |
| ACADEMIC | Learned America's about to have a Democrat in charge (8) |
| MARYJANE | In two short months Yankee takes ecstasy and marijuana (4,4) |
| CONDONES | Disregards racket by Mafia bosses smuggling ecstasy (8) |
| ONELINER | Somewhere sailors may be, smuggling ecstasy and crack |
| HASHEESH | Does he stock ecstasy tablets, heroin or a different drug? (8) |
| CADENCES | Beats from clubs; dance away on ecstasy tablets (8) |
| ELLIPSIS | Ecstasy tablet knocked back by little sibling ... |
| PASTILLE | Recovery unlikely, you might say, taking ecstasy tablet |
| SEATBELT | After initially swallowing ecstasy tablet when drunk, this may save your life |
| BLACKSEA | Head on blanket, needs tablet and a large amount of water |
| AGITATED | The thing's set in stone, getting Democrat in a tizz (8) |
| EPIDEMIC | One democrat in long film is truly infectious (8) |
| WINGDING | Democrat in flying US party (8) |
| GADABOUT | A Democrat in Georgia has fight with pleasure-seeker (8) |
| SEDATELY | See Democrat in constituency going ahead quietly (8) |
| RICHMOND | Wealthy Scotsman, democrat in North Yorkshire (8) |
| WORLDWAR | Liberal Democrat in rough argument elevated as major conflict (5,3) |
| MYOLDMAN | Father irritated many keeping Liberal Democrat in order (2,3,3) |
