| SOUSE | So, has to be right, and serious (5) |
| BEAR | Live with a top Republican, so has to be patient (4) |
| ALTER | Heading off, to lose momentum, so has to change (5) |
| BERET | Hat be right and for Frenchman (5) |
| SOBER | Like this, be right and sensible (5) |
| EXTRACTS | A saint has to be right and exact so draws them out (8) |
| ORCAS | Sacrosanct, so has the fish return (5) |
| STAID | Quiet and serious (5) |
| STERN | Harsh and serious in manner (5) |
| REGAL | Like monarchs: grand, and serious about it (5) |
| ACUTE | Head of art attractive and serious (5) |
| ELEGY | Sorrowful and serious poem (5) |
| ACCEPT | Consider to be right and proper (6) |
| REVEALS | Shows to be right and "51" is ruffled (7) |
| CEASE | It may escalate, but not in right away, so has to stop (5) |
| SOVIETOLOGIST | An expert on Russia, so has to strive to see the point (13) |
| WAYOFESCAPE | Owes cafe, so has to pay as a route to freedom (3,2,6) |
| SITUPS | Dines fancily, engorging Italian - so has to do these? (3-3) |
| SCATTER | Reacts badly over time, so has to disperse (7) |
| DASH | Can spoil one's hopes, so has to rush off (4) |
