| CROSSBENCH | What is a seat in the House of Lords for an independent member? (5,5) |
| PAPUANEWGUINEA | Country in the southwest Pacific Ocean; an independent member of the Commonwealth (5,3,6) |
| SENEGAL | African country that's an independent member of the French Community |
| PEERPRESSURE | Is this why they vote in House of Lords for jury member from force? (4,8) |
| DONALDCAMERON | Who stepped down from being a member of the Scottish Parliament and took up a seat in the House of Lords?(6,7) |
| PILLION | What is a seat for a passenger behind a motorcyclist? (7) |
| WOOLSACK | A seat in the House of Lords - one of three provided by black sheep? |
| SECONDCHAMBER | The House of Lords, for example (6,7) |
| PEERGROUP | The House of Lords, for example? (4,5) |
| BELLWETHER | In political elections, what is a seat that has historically been a trendsetter? (10) |
| ASTOR | Viscountess who became the first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons in 1919 (5) |
| ELECTRA | Give artist a seat in the house? One would kill for her in Greece! (7) |
| IANBOTHAM | Former cricketer who has a seat in the House of Lords (3,6) |
| UPPERCHAMBER | House of Lords, for example (5,7) |
| DOSADOS | From the French, what is a seat designed so that the occupants sit back-to-back? (3-1-3) |
| SETTEE | What is a seat for two or more persons (6) |
| SADDLE | What is a seat on a bicycle |
| ERECTED | Stood, say, but did take a seat in the house (7) |
| ETA | Which group in Spain waged a terrorist campaign for an independent Basque state? (3) |
| ASTERN | Where there's a seat in the Royal Navy - at the back of the ship |
