| TANKARD | Mug Irish MP touring SW Asian capital briefly (7) |
| ARABIAN | From a SW Asian peninsula (7) |
| ONTARIO | When in capital, briefly on train transported between outskirts of Oslo (7) |
| TUTORED | Instructed Irish MP to adopt different route (7) |
| INTONED | Having adopted United, cool Irish MP chanted (7) |
| SHANKAR | Performer at Woodstock of what a Turk might do to enthral his capital, briefly? (4,7) |
| IRANIAN | Scotsman holding rajah's wife to be a southwest Asian |
| SITDOWN | During broadcast, one Irish MP makes protest (3,4) |
| NEAREASTERN | SW Asian countries are at the back, NE are ahead (4,7) |
| ISRAEL | Jerusalem is the capital of which SW Asian republic (6) |
| JORDAN | Amman is the capital of which SW Asian kingdom (6) |
| AROMA | Smell drivers touring capital briefly (5) |
| IRAN | I sped to a SW Asian republic |
| IRAQI | Person from SW Asian country (5) |
| OMANI | Old chap — one from SW Asian country |
| TIMID | Shy Irish MP hosts leaders of Irish Management Institute (5) |
| RAVI | Performer at Woodstock of what a Turk might do to enthral his capital, briefly? (4,7) |
| ELSIE | Girl, European one, attending university in capital briefly |
| CARACARA | Bird from S American capital briefly seen with artist |
| PAPYRI | Capital briefly storing pretty vacant old documents (6) |
