| Amassed well-informed following, competed for office |
RANUP |
| Bill's constant success |
CHIT |
| Colour of pie changed when covered in it |
SEPIA |
| Company is initially misled into accepting a large merger |
COALITION |
| Cut down on salt and anything sweet |
NECTAR |
| Don't stop, dimwit! |
GOON |
| Evidence of damp at the rear part of a building |
PROOF |
| Figure of influence abandoned by wife |
EIGHTY |
| Fringe benefits primarily reduced anxiety |
BANGS |
| Guys agree, stupidly, to adopt one group of animals |
MENAGERIE |
| He wrote epic stuff in rhymes, to begin with |
HOMER |
| Innocent child wearing coat for a seaside picnic |
CLAMBAKE |
| My house, in retrospect, ultimately required attention |
OHDEAR |
| Name adopted by extremely clever crime writer |
CHANDLER |
| Old politician sheltered to keep dry |
ATTLEE |
