Possible Clues:

• Sally's fencing skill?
• Ready to accept old Stone's comeback
• Quick answer in practice is incentive to get up
• Letter I posted contains quick and clever reply
• Swift sharp reply
• Ceremony welcoming pilot officer’s return
• Poster I designed brings sharp response
• Fiendish Tories holding power in quick return
• Possibly ropiest answer
• Clever reply from Republican that is shown round office