| AGONISE | Worry easing somehow surrounding Leader of Opposition (7) |
| HERAT | Fervour surrounding leader of religion in Afghan province |
| RAPID | Quick attack, surrounding leader of platoon (5) |
| ELEVATION | Excitement surrounding leaders in Ebbw Vale getting promotion (9) |
| GORILLA | Leader of Opposition bitten by cook, a thug (7) |
| ORATION | Leader of opposition helping with formal speech (7) |
| ORATING | Leader of Opposition, with status, is speaking (7) |
| SOPRANO | Voice of wet competed with leader of Opposition |
| IMPASTO | Your setter's finished with leader of Opposition laying it on thick |
| TORPEDO | Deport foreign leader of opposition, wreck |
| OTIC | Leader of Opposition, jerk, is of concern to the listener (4) |
| ODIUM | Shame of leader of opposition one found in hovel, penniless |
| HAIRDO | Interruption of testing by India leader of opposition dreads, say? |
| PHOTOFIT | Phone leader of Opposition to attack method of making an identification (8) |
| ANTONYM | Shakespearean character, male - figure indicative of opposition (7) |
| GHERAO | Trapping of people inside ends in fighting with one troublemaker starting to attack leader of Opposition (6) |
| UNANIMOUS | UN intention to involve leader of opposition in complete agreement (9) |
| TORY | Possibly Disraeli's attempt to trap Leader of Opposition |
| OUTOFLINE | Exhibiting unacceptable behaviour, female supporting leader of opposition in sketch |
| GUSTO | Current leader of opposition showing spirit |
