| As a rule, its leaders are unlikely to get to number ten |
OLIGARCHY |
| As something required in court state, in brief, one's crime |
tennis racket |
| Audibly react to blow, maybe, being cowardly |
YELLOW |
| Change in menu, alas, like certain changes of time forward or back |
semi-annual |
| Clever clogs and article of clothing packed |
BRAINBOX |
| Collective panic as dodgy operator enters train going north |
mass hysteria |
| Cross, perhaps, about one condition of course |
GOING |
| Demolished canards as prognosticator, unbelievably accurate |
CASSANDRA |
| Flower person found in fruit tart |
HIPPIE |
| For instance, an anagram that's shrewd in the extreme |
CANNIEST |
| Get out vote in no-win situation going the wrong way |
EXIT |
| Improperly notarises claim |
ASSERTION |
| In place of advance, surrender |
FORGO |
| Its content suffers shell damage before soldiers go in |
EGGCUP |