| CANDIDATES | Would-be politicians have blunt, sharing the last of it with girlfriends |
| WYCLEF | Haitian rapper and would-be politician, _ Jean (6) |
| INITIAL | This cop could be politician first (7) |
| DETONATES | Sets off with girlfriends to tour the school (9) |
| SEDATES | Relaxes with girlfriends from Surrey? (7) |
| FINISHEDUP | Had the last of it and was high by the end (8,2) |
| PICCALILLI | Choose Elizabeth by the sound of it with relish (10) |
| TAKEITEASY | Slow down to get hold of it with a piece of cake (4,2,4) |
| PICNICAREA | 'Select' prison: more spacious, by the sound of it, with pleasant place for lunch (6,4) |
| KINGFISHER | Family with girlfriend: is the girl kind of blue? |
| ROCKSTEADY | Stick with girlfriend for a slow dance (4,6) |
| SST | JFK may have already seen the last of it |
| VITAL | It's crucial to put the last of it in a bottle |
| FLUE | What's burned for power, the last of it taken up chimney (4) |
| BARSAC | Wine in pub fire -- save the last of it (6) |
| SLATED | Little Edwin gets the last of it and is reprimanded (6) |
| HEAR | "I'll never ___ the last of it!" |
| MASSIF | Poles extracting last of it provided large amount of rock |
| SPA | Spat last of it out, though its water may be salubrious (3) |
| LYRICIST | Rice, maybe? Cyril is cooking with last of it (8) |
