| MORTISE | Opening resulting from May leading Tories astray (7) |
| APERTURE | Opening resulting from new departure (no opening) (8) |
| CLAN | May leading lady enter tribe? (4) |
| UPRIGHT | Honourable in leading Tories? (7) |
| BECKETT | Margaret, British Foreign Secretary from May, 2006 (7) |
| FRANKEL | The highest-rated racehorse in the world from May 2011 (7) |
| CHILLCABINET | Something seen in Aldi to dismay leading Tories (5,7) |
| TOBYJUGS | Those possibly charged with drink, leading Tories occupy neighbouring prisons (4,4) |
| AXIS | Line of black cabs, having dropped off leading Tories |
| MILANMELINDO | IBF Junior Flyweight champion from May to December 2017 (5,7) |
| ALEXARTHUR | WBO Super Featherweight champion from May to September 2008 (4,6) |
| MACRON | Emmanuel ?, president of France from May 2017 (6) |
| BLAIR | UK PM from May 1997 to June 2007, Tony ... |
| MIGHTY | Stout from May to end of July (6) |
| CESAR | And 21 WBC Featherweight champion from May-Oct, 1999 (5,4) |
| INSEASON | Like watermelons from May to September |
| CESARSOTO | WBC Featherweight champion from May-Oct, 1999 |
| INDY | ___ 500 (annual auto race postponed from May to August this year) |
| EMERY | see 19ac, Arsenal FC head coach from May 2018 to November 2019 |
| GEMINI | Star sign that runs from May to June (6) |
