| CONINGSBY | 1844 political novel by Disraeli |
| ENDYMION | Semi-autobiographical political novel by Benjamin Disraeli (8) |
| VENETIA | 1837 novel by Disraeli (7) |
| BASENJI | Dog when kept by Disraeli, say, familiarly? (7) |
| PILE | Fortune pocketed by Disraeli Parliament upheld (4) |
| SYBIL | Part of a trilogy by Disraeli (5) |
| GOATEE | Something worn by Disraeli, Uncle Sam and Kurt Cobain |
| AIRRAIDSHELTER | Wartime provision made by Disraeli - rather unorthodox (3-4,7) |
| EARL | His jumble is included by Disraeli a for instance! (4) |
| SENATE | Subject of the 1959 political novel, "Advise & Consent" by Allen Drury |
| BURR | 1973 Gore Vidal political novel |
| DRED | 1856 political novel |
| TROLLOPE | Anthony ___, English author whose works include the Palliser series of political novels |
| VIVIANGREY | 1826 debut novel by Benjamin Disraeli (6,4) |
| LOTHAIR | Novel by Benjamin Disraeli (7) |
| TANCRED | Novel by the 19th-century PM, Disraeli (7) |
| HENRIETTATEMPLE | Novel by Benjamin Disraeli (9,6) |
| HENRIETTA | ' ********* Temple', novel by Benjamin Disraeli published in 1837 (9) |
| AYEARATHARTLEBURY | Novel, originally published anonymously, written by Benjamin and Sarah Disraeli (1,4,2,10) |
| MIND | The brains taken in by Benjamin Disraeli (4) |