| APPELLATIONCONTROLOE | Description awarded to French wines, guaranteeing the methods and location of production |
| SCIENTIFIC | Based on the methods and principles of science (10) |
| WAYSANDMEANS | The methods and resources for accomplishing some purpose (4,3,5) |
| VIOLIN | Add oil to French wine for the highly strung (6) |
| SPAVIN | Resort to French wine for horse disease (6) |
| KNOWSTHEROPES | Is familiar with the method and procedure to do the job well? (5,3,5) |
| PEDAGOGY | The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject (8) |
| BROWNSEA | --- Island, island in Poole Harbour and location of a 1907 camp that led to the formation of the Scout movement (8) |
| DOWNSIZING | Cornerstone of the Konmari method, and the progression found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| RHODEISLAND | The Ocean State and location of Bristol, Kent and Newport |
| BHOPAL | State capital of Madhya Pradesh and location of the world's worst industrial disaster, in 1984 |
| RADAR | What is a means of determining the presence and location of an object (5) |
| WISCONSIN | The "Badger" state, and location of Madison and Milwaukee (9) |
| AGRA | Indian city and location of the Taj Mahal (4) |
| HONSHU | Largest of Japan's four main islands and location of Tokyo (6) |
| ANJOU | French wines permitted to bear this name come from the region around the city of Angers |
| KANSAS | US state and location of Dodge City (6) |
| VINSONMASSIF | Large mountain group and location of Antarctica's highest peak (6,6) |
| RELIEFMAP | Where ups and downs (and locations of loos?) feature? (6,3) |
| POIROT | Detective who likes order, method and a petit dejeuner of toast cut into neat little squares and eggs of identical size - he has an egg-shaped head, a brilliantly waxed moustache and is the brainchild |
