| STRUNGUP | Puts back ringing Rush for head of Government ? that's what nerves do to you (6,2) |
| RUING | Bitterly regretting bankruptcy for head of Government (5) |
| UNDERGONE | Working for head of government, I suffered |
| PREMIER | Curtail first performance for head of government (7) |
| BADGERING | It's worrying for head of government to be ordered out on call (9) |
| SCRABBLE | Bravo for Mike in rush for game (8) |
| RACECOURSE | Rush for part of meal at Aintree, perhaps (10) |
| RACE | Word, from "onward movement, running, rush", for a strong current of water; or, a contest in speed (4) |
| RUNALONG | Clear off complicated loan in Rush for good (3,5) |
| ARMSRACE | Mac's rare manoeuvre in Rush for the Big Guns (4,4) |
| DARTBOARDS | They have bull-eyes in Rush for the players (10) |
| CAREER | Rush for transport: always five short (6) |
| EGOTRIPPER | Drug brought 'rush' for each self-indulgent person (3-7) |
| SCOURGE | Company in a rush for strike (7) |
| RUNAROUND | Play the field in Rush for a few drinks (3,6) |
| HARDWORK | Five hundred struggle in rush for equipment (8) |
| HARDWARE | Five hundred struggle in rush for equipment (8) |
| AFTERHOURS | Late rush for tea, unexpectedly |
| STAMPEDE | Wind made pets rush for safety maybe |
| RERUN | About to rush for second viewing |
