| ENGELS | Chinese Revolution topping the bill, alas, ultimately for communist |
| ONES | Small bills [alas, Ink Well ends 6/25/14 - sign up at avxword.com to get similar weekly puzzles] |
| YONKS | Ages visibly: no train back, alas, ultimately |
| MAOTSETUNG | Ex-chairman of China and father of Chinese Revolution? (3,3,4) |
| ANTIIMPERIALISM | Awful Prime Minister is, alas, ultimately missing opposition to growth? (4-11) |
| MAO | Chinese revolution leader |
| STAR | ... heavenly body topping the bill who ... (4) |
| MRKITE | He's "topping the bill" in a Beatles song |
| STARWARS | Rats topping the bill! (4,4) |
| GLASTONBURY | Kenny, Warren or Ali topping the bill at Greater Manchester town and place in Somerset (11) |
| STARRING | Topping the bill (8) |
| YEALMS | Local straightens for topping the old good deed from the past |
| JANUARY | Pilot's only number one single in the UK, topping the charts for three weeks in February 1975 |
| ARROWS | Pointers for topping the vegetables (6) |
| SICKLE | One stands for Communist field-worker being a trimmer |
| LENIN | In small square, line up for Communist leader |
| REDHEAD | She may be a match for communist leader! (7) |
| SOVIET | Vote is for communist government |
| REDALERT | A crisis point for Communist with later revision (3,5) |
| REDPERCH | Ros?, fish for Communist and Pole? (3,5) |
