| NOTIMETOSPARE | Very busy explaining what the Reign of Terror was (2,4,2,5) |
| ROBESPIERRE | The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution effectively ended with the execution of this prominent leader (11) |
| TUSSAUD | Marie -; wax sculptress forced to make death masks of guillotine victims during the reign of terror |
| DANTON | A major figure in the French Revolution, whose moderate attitude in the Reign of Terror led to his own public execution (6) |
| NOYADE | Execution by drowning, especially at Nantes during the Reign of Terror |
| ERROR | Mistake made in the reign of terror (5) |
| NOYADES | Drownings during the Reign of Terror at Nantes |
| COURSE | Series of lessons explaining what to do in car accidents? (5,6) |
| CRASH | Series of lessons explaining what to do in car accidents? (5,6) |
| ROT | Origins of Reign of Terror? Nonsense! |
| GETOFFTHEGROUND | Make a good start explaining what red card requires player to do |
| OTHERHALF | Hubby explaining what happens after teams change ends? (5,4) |
| WHITE | There's little point in explaining what "au lait" means (5) |
| TYRANNY | Left in ruin at end of day, embraced by elderly relative enjoying reign of terror (6,1,7) |
| RULINGA | Left in ruin at end of day, embraced by elderly relative enjoying reign of terror (6,1,7) |
| CRIMEWAVE | Bent hairstylist's reign of terror? (5,4) |
| DOMITIAN | Roman emperor who instigated a reign of terror in 93 AD |
| ANYTHINGGOES | Musical set on an ocean liner, explaining what's lost in answers to asterisked clues (8,4) |
| PUNISHMENTBYHANGINGWITHOUTDUEP | Reign of terror |
| FRENCHREVOLUTION | Reign of terror |
