| CONJURE | Summon Conservative before nine peers, perhaps, having taken ecstasy (7) |
| PERVERSENESS | Having taken ecstasy, engineer even represses awkward nature (12) |
| THEBOTTLE | The guts get hit perhaps, having taken to drink? |
| FRONTPAGESTORY | Nominal boss summons Conservative for an important report (5-4,5) |
| DRAGONESFEET | Lizard's taken Ecstasy to measure delay (4,4,4) |
| TITLED | Diminutive singer was first among peers, perhaps (6) |
| BARCELONA | First of peers, perhaps, accommodating about the Spanish city |
| SPARETYRE | Arty peers, perhaps, with extra fat (5,4) |
| ACCENTS | Signs of stress in a Conservative before small change (7) |
| INCLINE | Slope used by popular Conservative before row (7) |
| CORONET | It's worn by peer perhaps, or individual in court (7) |
| ENNOBLE | Make one peer, perhaps without narrowing one's eyes (7) |
| OPERATE | To a peer, perhaps, it means work (7) |
| COVERUP | Camouflage used by Conservative before bowling spell at university |
| MAXILLA | Jaw about everyone before nine in the morning (7) |
| ASININE | Is a workout before nine really foolish? (7) |
| IGNOBLE | Contemptible soldier thrown over by peer, perhaps |
| PHOENIX | Sort of ring before nine for a mythical bird |
| DEEPSIX | Scrap cycling race before nine (4-3) |
| OPENING | Start work before 9 turning key (7) |
