| CHEATING | Warming to cabinet initially bending the rules? (8) |
| REJECT | Jeer about the territory's cabinet initially and they'll throw you out |
| RESULT | Bending the rules, with final judgement to follow (6) |
| POETICLICENCE | Bending the rules for artistic effect |
| AROUND | Bending the rule in lengthening a tennis rally! (10,1,5) |
| STRETCHING | Bending the rule in lengthening a tennis rally! (10,1,5) |
| BEWARE | Be brave at first in bending the rule of law in advance notice of possible charges? (6,2,3,4) |
| HEATING | Warming to hotel taking all the food perhaps? (7) |
| BOOTEE | One warming to Tootsie, this recipient of marching orders? (6) |
| MINISTERIAL | Relating to cabinet members |
| ARMOIRE | Artist returned fabric to cabinet (7) |
| LORDCHANCELLOR | Count opportunity and turn back to Cabinet member (4,10) |
| RIGHTHONOURABLE | Title of distinction given to cabinet ministers (5,10) |
| CHANGEOFCLIMATE | Effect of global warming to conflict with a game he played (6,2,7) |
| EARMUFFS | They're warming to those hearing things from listening devices about 1,000 paramilitaries (8) |
| APPLE | Described by John Keats in To Autumn as bending the "moss'd cottage-trees", an orchard fruit with many heritage varieties, used to make charlotte, crumble filling or scrumpy (5) |
| JACKKNIFING | Diving into the water bending the body at the waist at right angle (11) |
| FONDU | In ballet, a lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg; French, 'melted' (5) |
| ONBULLSHIT | Harry G. Frankfurt essay about the practice of bending the truth |
| HEINEKENMANEUVER | The ___ (bending the elbow?) |
