| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NOUNS | Party leader left? No please, just parts of speech! | |
| ETCHING | French leader left fetching engraving | |
| PRESUMED | Believed party leader started again | |
| CLEFT | Gap apparent when Cuban leader left | |
| EXPEL | Banish old flame? Party leader self-centred | |
| PLEASE | Delight party leader with rental contract | |
| GANGPLANK | Ramp makes mob party leader limp | |
| PROP | Support in favour of party leader | |
| PRIDE | Party leader to travel with dignity | |
| WARP | Buckle in battle with party leader | |
| BRASH | National Party leader before John Key | |
| READER | Belle left rebel leader for bookish type | |
| LAOS | Gang leader left Lagos for Asian land | |