| EUGENEIONESCO | Once seeing wandering in Brussels: old French writer (6,7) |
| RABELAIS | Sailor in Israel bothered old French writer |
| WOOLWORTH | High street retailer once seeing value in a fabric? (9) |
| TANNER | One working in hide once seeing heads and tails here? |
| BOHEMIA | Region once seeing prejudice mostly about old border (7) |
| OVERDONE | Extravagant party held by old French writer (8) |
| HUGO | Closely follow old French writer |
| ANDREGIDE | One day, grenade was thrown at an old French writer (5,4) |
| VICTORHUGO | Winner to embrace old French writer |
| GOVERNESS | Good old French writer's son's nanny (9) |
| EXSTUDENT | Pupil once seeing the former boss about 10 (2-7) |
| OVERNICE | Old French author penning one chapter is too fastidious |
| GENETHLIAC | Ode for birthday of old French author poor journalist cut short around line one |
| BELGIANWAFFLE | Nonsense talked in Brussels? Something perhaps at the breakfast table (7,6) |
| EUNUCH | Falsetto's first number in French in Brussels church |
| CARDINAL | French statesman and, perhaps King, in final half of meal, has full-flavoured pork pie in Brussels (8,9) |
| RICHELIEU | French statesman and, perhaps King, in final half of meal, has full-flavoured pork pie in Brussels (8,9) |
| NEUROSIS | Emotional disorder ending in Britain with relative in Brussels? (8) |
| TINTINNABULATION | Ringing of bells in Brussels, unbearably loudly, always starts in Herge's Belgium? |
| AMENHOTEP | A representative in Brussels rounding unexpectedly on the Egyptian leader once |