| ACERBIC | Harsh and bitter bishop in command, pursuing one regime at first (7) |
| BEER | Perhaps bitter, bishop visits eastern monarch |
| ARRAIGN | Accuse a regime at hearing (7) |
| CARIBOU | Jaguar perhaps bounds half-hidden, pursuing one deer |
| VITRIOL | Group of three engaged in largely horrible and bitter criticism (7) |
| RAUCOUS | Crude, annoyingly stubborn person sounded harsh and loud (7) |
| COARSEN | Become harsh and set a snare by the horse (7) |
| RANCOUR | A veteran courtier holds deep and bitter resentment (7) |
| REEFERS | On the rocks and bitter? Have some smokes! (7) |
| STERNER | Renters become more harsh and severe (7) |
| INIUSTA | Harsh and severe, eg ____ noverca, Ecl. 3.33 |
| CURACAO | Caribbean island and bitter orange liqueur (7) |
| STEWING | (Of tea) becoming too strong and bitter |
| ILLIBERAL | Intolerant NKVD chief, one promoted in the fifties, pursuing one |
| METALFATIGUE | Corrupt, leaderless regime at fault; it's a sign of stress (5,7) |
| CRIMEWAVE | Women pursuing one setter in desire for increasing bad behaviour? (5,4) |
| SILENTNIGHT | Carol's fast approaching, pursuing one in street |
| INDECISIVE | Unpredictably dive since pursuing one blowing hot and cold (10) |
| EMIGRATE | Regime at variance with move to another part of the world (8) |
| SELFSEEKING | Pursuing one's own interests first |
