| Ministerial position's opening line supporting lifting of measure |
CHANCELLERY |
| Most dignified, though certainly not lucky |
NOBLEST |
| National beneath a Royal racing venue |
ASCOT |
| Newsreader's reference, report of traffic jam? |
AUTOCUE |
| Old painter almost flipped |
AGED |
| One perhaps scrambled into pub, as vagrant |
BEGGAR |
| One's saddled with freezing cold lake, having to live outside |
BICYCLE |
| Perhaps opener's good sweep |
GAMBIT |
| Present day word game in which one knocks out answer |
CRIMBO |
| Rat-infested office turned upside down — oh well! |
NEVERMIND |
| Retribution with an exchange of views? (2,3,3,2,3) |
ANEYEFORANEYE |
| Right food provided by caterers ultimately for film sequence |
STORYBOARD |
| Sainted? Corrupt, as alternative |
INSTEAD |
| Sausage, as it happens, raw on the outside: broken open, not black |
LIVERWURST |
| Screen cowboy sorry gore is spilt |
ROYROGERS |
| Sharp shooter born to have support in horse |
NEEDLEGUN |
| Short hard cut |
SEVER |
| Soldier secured by cold spike, delicate thing! |
CHANTILLYLACE |
| Stab man, end of dagger going in |
PIERCE |
| Stake in drink for John, perhaps |
APOSTLE |
| Suggestion of MA place that's very remote |
OUTERMONGOLIA |
| Suit excellent, so thrilling |
HEARTSTOPPING |
| Superior to Eisenstein, primarily, daughter has name for theatrical direction |
DOWNSTAGE |
| They do happen to find papers stuffed into brogues, say |
ACCIDENTS |
| Thus 'e's out of drink — becoming this? |
SOBER |
| Tragedy made into book — I'm surprised |
OTHELLO |
| Vertical edge between planes, say, for latticed structures |
TRELLISES |
| Very much detailed? |
NOEND |
| Wheat, say, somewhat smaller, generally |
ALLERGEN |
| Wretched retreat — one in midday sun on the way back |
GODDAMNED |
