| ARMCANDY | Where William has served, securing constant and beautiful girl |
| ABITOFALLRIGHT | One to be smitten, embraced by a clever and beautiful girl |
| CHARITIES | Tea is served, securing link with voluntary organisations (9) |
| TRAFFICS | Tense and largely flashy, securing constant deals |
| RAHUL | Indian politician and Member of Parliament who has served as the leader of the Indian National Congress and comes from a prominent political family.(First Name) (5) |
| PUTIN | Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President and Prime Minister since 1999.(Last Name) (5) |
| CANDLESTICK | Jesse and Constant and Leslie and Mark |
| BARR | William, lawyer who has served twice as U.S. Attorney General (4) |
| CHEQUERS | House and 1,500-acre estate in Buckinghamshire that has served as the official country seat of British prime ministers since 1921 (8) |
| NICK | & 22D Conservative MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton; has served as Minister of State for Schools under four prime ministers (4,4) |
| PRITI | ___ Patel, British politician who has served as UK Home Secretary since 2019 |
| ORBAN | Viktor ____, Hungarian politician who has served as prime minister of Hungary since 2010 |
| EXCON | One who has served time (2-3) |
| YVETTE | British politician who has served as Home Secretary since July 2024, _ Cooper (6) |
| BILATERAL | William has a rate adjusted on both sides |
| BILLYGOAT | William has attempt at making butter (5,4) |
| SHATNER | Kirk actor William has rent adjusted (7) |
| BUILDING | William has a minor crash, we hear, into the structure (8) |
| BILL | Little William has to pay! (4) |
| PENNY | Religious thinker William has unknown coin (5) |
