| RIGHTWING | Writhing around with force revealing a political bent (54) |
| STRESS | In the Nazi security force, revealing a very French accent (6) |
| KAPPA | Letter revealing a political leader's after 1,000 a year (5) |
| FOREIGNLEGION | Green one fooling around with force abroad (7,6) |
| ACID | A detective force revealing destructive chemical (4) |
| REINCARNATE | Control a trance, writhing around, return to life (11) |
| MAKESSENSE | Seems snake writhing around is logical |
| HAWTHORNE | US writer writhing around on her what? (9) |
| REMAINDER | Dreamer writhing around in rest (9) |
| ROOMMATE | Cohabitee and Romeo writhing around rug (8) |
| HIEROGLYPH | Picture gory pile writhing around on rugby pitch? (10) |
| ABROGATE | Revoke great boa, writhing around (8) |
| DIAPHRAGM | The midriff grip had Ma writhing around (9) |
| SERPENT | Snake present, writhing around |
| TAROTCARDS | A lot to deal with, revealing a lot? |
| BOAT | Any one of the legumes one is said to be full of when spirited or figuratively spilt when revealing a secret; a cocoa seed, coffee cherry, jelly sweet or vanilla pod, shaped like said pulse; or, a per |
| ANCIENREGIME | Old guard revealing a crime ___ engine tampered with (6,6) |
| MAGISTRACY | Legal group revealing a substance concealed by male, with distinctive flavour (10) |
| FREUDIANSLIP | Remark that's revealing a sinful pride of a sort |
| ARCHAISM | Old word revealing a right rift around India! |