| REPUBLIC | Bali without a leader of course, after Peru sacked country such as Indonesia (8) |
| NAILBITING | Wild night in Bali without husband is exciting (4-6) |
| YES | They look to usurp leader, of course (3) |
| CHANGED | Different leader of course sent to the gallows (7) |
| DETRITUS | Remains to be seen, of course, after you... er, dust it, possibly. (8) |
| EMINENCE | Red-hat of mine appears among coppers without a leader (8) |
| RANGE | A rank, row or series of items; a stretch of open country, such as that freely roved by a gamekeeper, hen, park warden, soldier or wanderer; or, a large stove for cooking (5) |
| KENTUCKY | State of English county - fortuitous without a leader (8) |
| UNVOICED | Like P, T, K and S, conducive to change without a leader (8) |
| DRIFTAGE | Frigate off course after start of day - this shows deviation |
| UNGUIDED | Like a tour without a leader |
| DOWNTURN | Change course after county indicates decline (8) |
| ATTACKED | Changed course after Ascot extremely harshly criticised (8) |
| SENDAWAY | Complete a course after school and discharge (4,4) |
| HEADOFSTATE | The leader of a country, such as a president, king or queen (4,2,5) |
| HEADLESS | Without a leader |
| RESENTED | Objected to being introduced without a leader |
| NATION | From "to be born", a country, such as England, derisively described by Adam Smith and Napoleon as being largely composed of shopkeepers (6) |
| FEDERAL | Relating to the central government of a country such as the US or Germany. |
| BOURSE | Stock exchange in a non-English-speaking country, such as that in France now known as Euronext Paris |
