| CONSIDERATION | After reshuffle, Nadine Dorries (Con) out, not primarily being dealt with (5,13) |
| UNDER | After reshuffle, Nadine Dorries (Con) out, not primarily being dealt with (5,13) |
| RACKETEER | Dishonest dealer hiding king in rush to con out of shilling |
| HIDEHERNAME | 2014 novel by Nadine Dorries (4,3,4) |
| THECONSERVATIONIST | In this 1974 novel by Nadine Gordimer, the protagonist Mehring attempts to sustain nature and apartheid |
| LUMPS | Puts up with recession being dealt with in a top-down way (5) |
| BACKBURNER | Place where something is placed while temporarily not being dealt with (10) |
| TREATED | Journalist after pleasant occasion being dealt with (7) |
| ONHOLD | Temporarily not being dealt with or pursued (2,4) |
| INHAND | Cards dealt or being dealt with (2,4) |
| BACTERIUM | Bug that's not PC, but a crime being dealt with (9) |
| RECEIVERSHIP | State of being dealt with by a court official after bankruptcy (12) |
| INTRAIN | Being dealt with (going by rail!) (2,5) |
| FOURINHAND | Carriage being dealt with on south side of square (4-2-4) |
| CAPINHAND | Seeking favour as EU policy's being dealt with |
| SCHOOLLEAVER | Moocher, A-levels being dealt with -- me escaping? (6-6) |
| HANDINHAND | Together, also being dealt with by hospital (4,2,4) |
| QUENCHED | Thirst being dealt with by cheque and a loss (8) |
| TEDIUM | Boredom means primarily being inactive after a little time (6) |
| CABINETMINISTER | Nice man is bitter after reshuffle, no longer being one? (7,8) |
