| CIC | The President, initially |
| GRIM | Support for the president, initially (4) |
| PROP | Support for the president, initially (4) |
| HST | "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen" president, initially |
| WASHINGTON | Was nothing ordered for president, initially? (10) |
| DISPLAY | Show policemen president, initially, did lie (7) |
| DETROIT | US city: unwelcome president initially avoids it |
| ARCKEDCDTNED | US lawman giving attention to president initially |
| PRATTLES | Troubles after President initially talks foolishly (8) |
| SHERPA | President initially detached perhaps stumped David Frost? |
| FDR | New Deal president, initially |
| DDE | '50s president, initially |
| JFK | 35th US President, initially |
| EXISTENCE | Bigoted vice-president initially ignored reality (9) |
| SALIENT | Wise to have Liberal for President, initially outstanding |
| REAGENT | Chemical substance a president initially employed for a time |
| CAPOTE | President initially in Central America jostled regularly? Truman perhaps |
| UPSWEPT | American sobbed about president initially, describing his hair? (7) |
| KEPTUP | "Kremlin's elected puppet? Tosh!" US president initially maintained (4,2) |
| APHASIC | American President initially has reduced chilly reception, being unable to make speech? |
