Private Eye

[Daij]

1a Love and the endless need (6)
??A?T? DEARTH?
1d Party stalemate, without May’s lead, is to be confined (2,4)
?? , T?M? DO TIME?
16d Apprentice politician in Ireland ‘terminated’ (8)
?M?R?V?R IMPROVER
21a Sketch showing Trump colleague almost inadvertently leaking sources (6)
P?N??? PENPIC?
25a One who’s affected when Europe’s Broken up, with no end of trouble (6)
?O?E??
18d Underwear that is to be removed – don’t rush (6)
???G??

Thanks in advance

[Neveracrossword]

1 Yes, Dear, love +Th(e), endless.

[Neveracrossword]

18 Linger (ie) , remove ie, that is.

[Mamyalynne]

25 Poseur

[Neveracrossword]

21 Pencil, sketch. Penc(e) Trump colleague + I(nadvertently) L(eaking).

[Daij]

Does anyone approve of my proposed answers for the clues below?

1d Party stalemate, without May’s lead, is to be confined (2,4)
?? , T?M? DO TIME?

16d Apprentice politician in Ireland ‘terminated’ (8)
?M?R?V?R IMPROVER?

Can't parse either

[Toorak]

Do (party) tie (stalemate) around m(ay)

I r - Irish around mp (politician) & over (terminated)

[Mamyalynne]

1d

Party - Do
Stalemate - Tie
(without/round) May's lead - M

16

Politician - MP
in Ireland- IR
Termianted - Over

[bookbinder]

Your answer to 1d is correct.

[Mamyalynne]

* terminated

[dannyk13]

1d.Do(party) + ti(M)e (stalemate)
16d.mp(politician) inside ir(Ireland) + over (terminated)

[aelmpvw]

i(mp)r over

[Daij]

Thanks once again to everyone for your efforts. I now understand why the answers are correct.