| RENUA | Which political party changed its name last year to the Centre Party of Ireland? (5) |
| HUFF | Fit of irritation from most of the Centre Party (4) |
| CORE | Centre Party of old has defining principles (4,6) |
| VALUES | Centre Party of old has defining principles (4,6) |
| PALTERED | Was evasive leader of party changed? (8) |
| SINN | ___ Fein (party of Ireland) |
| LIBERAL | Which political party in Britain emerged in the 1860s from the old Whig Party? (7) |
| SDLP | Gerry Fitt was the first leader of which political party? (1,1,1,1) |
| FIESTA | Which classic Ford eclipsed the Escort last year to become the UK'S best-selling car ever? (6) |
| SET | Coronation Street extended its _ last year to include a precinct (3) |
| MONTPELLIER | They beat Castres 29-10 last year to win their first Top 14 title (11) |
| LABORATORY | Testing centre, party or a politician |
| PAYEE | Assistant for half of the year (to the end of June), should be adequately remunerated |
| BURMA | Country that changed its name to Myanmar (5) |
| SCOPE | Disability charity founded in 1951 that changed its name in 1994 (5) |
| HOWTH | Where are the headquarters of the Olympic Council of Ireland? (5) |
| BENIN | West African country that changed its name from Dahomey, in 1975 |
| ANNEE | Year, to the French |
| FRENI | Mirella ___, Italian soprano who was married for many years to the Bulgarian bass Nicolai Ghiaurov |
| BRIBE | Word, from "lump of bread given to a beggar", that over time changed its meaning from said charitable act to a corrupt act informally called a back-hander, boodle, bung or buy-off (5) |
