16 October - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue

Collect a million as head of state (5)

Solution – amass

Collect = amass, as in "he amassed a fortune"

You get to "amass" from the rest of the clue like this:

a = a

million = m

as = as

head of state = s - ie the first or head letter of the word state.

Today’s cryptic crossword clue – solution tomorrow

Politically extreme? No Conservative spoke (6)

Source of clue – NZ Herald