| FLYONTHEWALL | "Female in French city is towering over Hugh" reported The Observer that goes unnoticed (3,2,3,4) |
| SPECTATOR | Observer - that offers weekly journalism (9) |
| TWITCHERS | Observers that seem nervous! (9) |
| NICHE | Hotel in French city is just the place for me |
| NICEST | The street at the end of the French city is the loveliest (6) |
| TOURISTS | Group of visitors in French city is German |
| GOTCHA | How the Sun reported the sinking of the Belgrano in 1982 (6) |
| ROUEN | Rotomagus to the Romans, this French city is the historical capital of the Duchy of Normandy (5) |
| ANGEL | - of the North; Antony Gormley's sculpture towering over part of the A1 (5) |
| SILO | One towering over the rest of the field? |
| NIMES | This historic French city is regarded as the birthplace of denim. (5) |
| ELMUNDO | Paper that reported the 2004 Madrid train bombings locally |
| OVERSHADOWING | Towering over ravine god who's in trouble (13) |
| BIGBEN | Huge mountain towering over British city |
| BROWNPAPERBAG | Brother Eoin reported The Irish Times vanity case covered up prohibition (5,5,3) |
| ICEMEN | I see reported the last guys who deliver cold goods (6) |
| WOULDNTITBENICE | A single query, hearing setters' favourite French city is Lyon? (7,2,2,4) |
| LEMANS | This French city is famous for its 24-hour motor race. (2,6) |
| BUTT | However reported the object of ridicule |
| DERRICK | Man towering over oil well (7) |
