Possible Clues:

• Progressive people, with 'the'
• Have a band on Ed? That' not right
• Southpaw's strength
• Bolted
• Newspaper in Berlin, a complex centre for logistical activity
• Exited the premises
• A band on Ed?
• It's not right that one might be cracked after a century
• Deserted port
• With 63-Across, how those among 54-Across who speak like their President might end up