The answers included TEN U.S. PRESIDENTS - the answer to be entered at 5, and also an anagram (the answer to 2) of 'Pine-nut desserts'.
The ten are asterisked in the brief notes below the grid.
| 1 | * W(ASH)ING,TO,N |
| 7 | * POLK(A) - & see description of his inaugural ball |
| 9 | * Anag. of Noah is, R, R |
| 10 | C(LIEN)T |
| 11 | * Double definition |
| 12 | (S)ELECTOR |
| 13 | Hidden word (3) |
| 14 | A(M(O)RA)L - empty = containing nothing, nothing = O |
| 16 | ROT,A(TIN)G |
| 17 | Anagram |
| 20 | * Initial letters |
| 22 | Reversal of A,RI |
| 23 | Anagram |
| 24 | Cryptic definition |
| 26 | Cryptic definition |
| 27 | NA(STIES)T |
| 28 | * Reversal of T (pun on tea),FAT |
| 29 | * Anagram |
| 2 | Replace 16 and 27 by their repsective answers. 'Rotation of characters' is the definition, 'In states' and 'nastiest' are anagrams of each other. |
| 3 | HA(R)SH |
| 4 | Anag. of it's, on, R, L |
| 5 | See above |
| 6 | NECK,LET |
| 7 | Ref. 'Prince' Naseem Hamed, (over) TON |
| 8 | * Double definition |
| 15 | * ROOSE,V(EL)T - pun on 'ruse', El = elevated railroad |
| 18 | A,MERICA - the 'small readjustment' is the swapping of I and C |
| 19 | IN,TENSE |
| 20 | * MAD,IS,ON |
| 21 | Description of a bishop |
| 25 | AMI,GO |