| LAMPOONER | He mocks a politician getting old in solitary (9) |
| SCOFFER | He mocks a glutton (7) |
| MAKEACOPY | Mock a PAYE scheme, and produce another (4,1,4) |
| CLAMPDOWN | About the French politician getting depressed at restriction (9) |
| TEMPORARY | Momentary crying about politician getting nothing right (9) |
| PREDATORY | Paired off, sacking one politician getting greedy (9) |
| NUTSINMAY | TV film seeing crazy politician getting elected |
| JUMPEDUP | Jude, upset about a politician getting promoted as a parvenu (6-2) |
| ISOLATION | Is with old person from Buenos Aries going around central block in solitary confinement (9) |
| LODESTONE | Adores in solitary what's the focus of attention (9) |
| LONDONEYE | Landmark in revolution, having completed year in solitary (6,3) |
| LAZZARONE | A rude noise arising in solitary mendicant of Naples |
| CEYLONESE | Caught observer taking in solitary and singular old island people |
| LIMESTONE | Rock revealing strange items in solitary surroundings (9) |
| SHAMPOO | A politician getting invited to clear off, being something of a wash-out (7) |
| REVAMP | Minister: a politician getting makeover |
| ONONESOWN | Old nun heard what happened to plant from person in solitary confinement (2,3'1,3) |
| LONGITUDE | Soldier on duty for the most part kept back in solitary - it's a position the naval commander might |
| ANCHORITE | Her action criminal, she's in solitary |
| GROOVE | German overexcited, getting old, in a rut (6) |
