| HOMEOFFICE | Government department headed by Priti Patel |
| STATE | U.S. department headed by Antony Blinken |
| PLENIPOTENTIARY | Possibly Priti Patel, one notably heartless government representative |
| DILATORY | Lazy woman, 50: someone like Priti Patel? (8) |
| TORY | Priti Patel, for example, is a part of history (4) |
| HOMESECRETARY | Priti Patel (4,9) |
| SOCIETY | Depressing account of awful boss like Priti Patel (3,5) |
| SOBS | Depressing account of awful boss like Priti Patel (3,5) |
| REGRETTED | Sounding rude, issued heartfelt apology in the style of Priti Patel |
| PASTPARTICIPLE | PC? Priti Patel's flapping around getting interviewed, for example (4,10) |
| PATEL | Priti ___, Conservative politician |
| TEAMSPIRIT | Essence of co-operation lost as Met trashed Priti (4,6) |
| CIA | Government department once headed by George H.W. Bush: Abbr. |
| COHOSTS | Expenses overwhelming department under Patel, Hammond and May? |
| GAWAIN | Arthurian character portrayed by Murray Head and Dev Patel (6) |
| SLUMDOG | And 9 2008 drama starring Dev Patel and Freida Pinto based on novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup (7,11) |
| SKINS | British teen drama TV series co-created by Bryan Elsley starring Dev Patel |
| SLUMDOGMILLIONAIRE | 2008 drama starring Dev Patel and Freida Pinto based on novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup |
| SURINAME | Country in India toured by Singh or Patel, for example? (8) |
| BHARTI | The Mill Health Centre employee Ruhma is played by ___ Patel in Doctors (6) |
