| Measure one's taken to evaluate foreign government |
EMIRATE |
| Number One record hit brought round to provide amusement |
ENTERTAIN |
| Old soldier put off leading out in front |
VETERAN |
| One closely follows oral narrative with great, though unusual, ending |
TAILGATER |
| Organised display of equestrianism? Not in this city area |
TIMESSQUARE |
| Page, one imprisoned by terrible ruling body in France |
DIRECTOIRE |
| Phone for take-away service, perhaps, and ask to settle |
CALLTOORDER |
| Plant, spy associated with free trade advocate |
EYEBRIGHT |
| Practising thespians |
REHEARSERS |
| Precious box certain to be found in stretches of water, dry on the outside |
TREASURECHEST |
| Proceed in uncommitted way, having to examine proposals for debate |
GOTHROUGHTHEMOTIONS |
| Put in German prison at first for stealing |
NICKING |
| Puts off collection of mail, only to be sealed by private secretary |
POSTPONES |
| Rather affected songwriter making a retreat |
CAMPDAVID |
| Rushes to be treated here? |
CUTTINGROOM |
| Second item shedding light in broadcast caused outrage |
SCANDAL |
| Side, finally dismissed, bats on vainly in cricket ground |
EDGBASTON |
| Soldier heard a loyal subject making radio broadcast? |
LEGIONNAIRE |
| Soon to happen where shoppers are found |
INSTORE |
| Specially constructed screen that shows extracts from Swan Lake? |
ENTRECHATS |
| Statement from professional standpoint |
PROPOSITION |
| Steal, using firearm |
RIFLE |
| Storage space a tradesman provided after complaint expressed out loud |
WINECELLAR |
| Sunglasses kids had to cover impudence |
CLIPONS |
| Swipe power |
CLOUT |
| Traditional type keeps 'at in 'and, by the sound of it |
OLDSTYLE |
| Venomous creature alarms nude having day off |
RATTLESNAKE |
| Was given great applause, having completed demolition work |
BROUGHTTHEHOUSEDOWN |
| Watch promising team, and be optimistic (4,2,3,6,4) |
LOOKONTHEBRIGHTSIDE |
| Water a small bouquet of flowers |
SPRAY |
| With £500, you can get diamonds, perhaps, and some smart clothes |
MONKEYSUIT |
| Withdraw on getting pursued, so to speak |
RETRACT |
| Woman amusingly renders a piano duet in musical |
CHAPPESS |
| Woodcutters observed getting into beds |
PITSAWS |
| Woomera's salad selection? |
ROCKETRANGE |
| Writer trapped, as it were, on heroin, Ecstasy and a sleep-inducing drug |
NEPENTHE |
| Wrote like Bertrand Russell? Polish off work submitted to his editor |
PHILOSOPHISED |
| You'll need a bit of brass, ordering lobster in dome |
SLIDETROMBONE |