| ANCESTRAL | Inherited castle ran in disarray (9) |
| HEARTS | OK, the Rebs ran in disarray with them, like lovelorn leftovers! (6,6) |
| BROKEN | OK, the Rebs ran in disarray with them, like lovelorn leftovers! (6,6) |
| NONPAREIL | Pole ran in for no match here (9) |
| TRANSIENT | Passing test, ran in all excited (9) |
| RUINATION | Undoing belt I ran in and out (9) |
| NARRATIVE | Story of musical, right, ran in reverse (9) |
| KILFENORA | Folk, that is, ran in a way to Clare ceili band (9) |
| SQUABBLED | Had words with police force briefly at opening of bar and ran, in a colourful way (9) |
| HENRYCLAY | Presidential also-ran in 1824, 1832, and 1844 |
| ROSSPEROT | Presidential also-ran in 1992 and 1996 |
| FORDHORDE | Former president's supporters when he ran in 1976? |
| ARRANGERS | Right, Reg ran in the state as others prepare for the outcome |
| AGEHARDENING | Getting more set in ways over time, Egghead ran in, in disarray (3,9) |
| NAIRN | Ran in (anag) - a place in Scotland (5) |
| ARRANGE | Put in order and ran in new gear (7) |
| IDLED | Ran in place, in a way |
| NIRVANA | Ran in a vehicle initially travelling in blissful place (7) |
| ERRANTLY | The French ran in try in haphazard fashion (8) |
| ARROGANT | Getting backs up with skill, ran in try over in the centre |