| ENCLAIR | Uncoded alien broadcast intercepted by leader of communist resistance |
| CONCEPTS | Ideas once held by leaders of Communist Party, thus vacuous? (8) |
| ETCETERI | Alien broadcast endless secrets of one and all other people? (2,6) |
| ALIA | Last leader of Communist Albania |
| SOCIALGATHERING | Angry hostage railing about leader of Communist party (6,9) |
| LISTENEDIN | Electronic noise on silent broadcast intercepted message (8,2) |
| CONSTELLATION | Maybe Leo Tolstoy briefly is confused with Lenin, a leader of Communists |
| CHANGED | Leader of communists executed and replaced |
| ENCLAVE | Maybe 60s W Berlin, is subject that sees leader of communists ousting Pole (7) |
| INCLEAR | Free of suspicion, turning out article uncoded (2,5) |
| BENEDICTUS | Mass component of transport intercepted by Space Command (10) |
| PINNACE | Boat made of wood intercepted by vessel heading north |
| SHADE | Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body. |
| THRUMS | Flyer briefly intercepted by first of many drones |
| DESCENT | Respectable characters intercepted by head of state while making their way down |
| JAMMU | Region targeted by Pakistan with eight missiles, successfully intercepted by India's air defence. (5) |
| REALM | State papers intercepted by Liberal |
| BOXKITE | High-flier, live, intercepted by neat tackle |
| CHARTTOPPER | Helicopter intercepted by craft got, finally, hit |
| DUCAL | Peer's revolutionary boy intercepted by copper |
