| Not a tie, having broken through for province |
NOVASCOTIA |
| Not liking broadcaster's pronouncement |
ANTI |
| Old American in Tennessee that may be full of beans |
TINCAN |
| Ostentatiously paraded a call for peace buried by opinion editor |
SASHAYED |
| Political allies upset about party? That's a puzzle |
SUDOKU |
| Politically diverse assembly in no-win situation, liable to fall apart |
UNTIED |
| Put hands out for old port |
DEAL |
| Rudimentary ways in which chess beginner goes on offensive, capturing rooks one by one |
CARTTRACKS |
| Section in crowd of fans give bowler a lift? |
DOFF |
| Solicitously enquire about art fakes put out |
ASKAFTER |
| Son in scanty clothing — scanty, indeed |
SPARSE |
| Stay behind with one kept in by staff again |
REMAIN |
| Temperature upset leaders in Haiti and another tropical island |
TAHITI |
| With no end in sight, ask the man why breather isn't okay? |
ASTHMA |