| GATECRASHERS | Those hoping to take seats for the party, unofficially open 18 across at Conservative Breakfast for meat consumers (12) |
| GATECRASH | Detain Conservative ill-advised to join party unofficially |
| AUDITIONER | One hoping to take part in routine aid supply |
| TICKETHOLDERS | Hot party candidates to begin with, of an earlier vintage and school, are likely to take seats (6,7) |
| TENNIS | Game to open 18 across (6) |
| BYEELECTIONS | Ways to take seats, but not in the general way (3-9) |
| EAST | Direction to take seat and make the first third (4) |
| GRUMPY | Cross empty gallery to take seat (6) |
| RELIGHT | Fire up again at conservative side repressing the Spanish (7) |
| FOOTBALLTEAM | Opens 18 across at dance for most of 13 across and all the players (8,4) |
| CASTIGATE | Have a go at conservative criminal agitates (9) |
| ETHICALLY | English hit out at conservative associate with good conduct (9) |
| FOOTBALL | Opens 18 across at dance - one hopes the strikers don't miss it (8) |
| THINKS | Opens 18 across at school and gets ideas (6) |
| MAIDENVOYAGE | First time out in horse race for those hoping to make the trip (6,6) |
| RUNNINGMATES | Pacemakers for those hoping to make the Vice Presidency? (7,5) |
| WAITINGROOMS | Where you'll find chairs for those hoping to have their complaints dealt with (7,5) |
| WAITINGLISTS | A job in a restaurant records registers for those hoping to enjoy a number of courses (7,5) |
| NICOTINEPATCHES | With which those hoping to kick the habit get plastered? (8,7) |
| DIETSODA | Crush for those hoping to lose |
