| NEOCON | Former liberal, perhaps, for short |
| NEUROSURGEON | Ungenerous or liberal: perhaps one does mind job in hospital? (12) |
| ALUM | Target for a donation solicitation, perhaps, for short |
| PJS | Sleepover attire perhaps for short |
| TAT | Ink on an arm perhaps for short |
| TEMP | An office worker, perhaps, for short |
| LIMO | Car with a bar, perhaps, for short |
| VLOG | YouTube upload perhaps for short |
| FOMO | Feeling caused by festive IG posts, perhaps, for short |
| PERP | Lineup member, perhaps, for short |
| APP | Stuffed mushrooms or mozzarella sticks perhaps for short |
| BDSM | Discipline with belts, perhaps, for short |
| EXAMPLE | Former Liberal, for instance |
| THORPE | Former Liberal leader; bit of an author, perhaps |
| NEOCONS | Some former liberals, for short |
| LAWS | David ---, former Liberal Democrat MP who was Chief Secretary to the Treasury for 17 days in 2010 (4) |
| CABLE | Vince -, former Liberal Democrat leader; MP for Twickenham from 1997-2015 and 2017-19 |
| CLEGG | Nick - former Liberal Democrat leader (5) |
| MENZIESCAMPBELL | Former Liberal Democrat leader who succeeded Charles Kennedy |
| EXTOL | Former Liberal about to crack up |
