| UNECONOMIC | A French funny man, keeping working, making no money (10) |
| UNPROFITABLE | Fellow in awful pain and trouble making no money (12) |
| LAGOONS | The French funny men! They're so shallow! (7) |
| DAWN | _ French, funny lady and author (4) |
| ENSHROUDED | Finished, keeping working hours closed in (10) |
| UNDIES | A Parisian stops working, making slips, for example (6) |
| LIONCUB | Liberal, keeping working with copper, shows a bit of pride (4,3) |
| ASTAIRE | Sinatra's working, making number exciting, principally for dancer |
| BECKON | Posh partner mostly working, making gesture |
| MONASTIC | Reclusive staff keeping working on reserve, mostly (8) |
| DOTHEHONOURS | Put in required time, keeping working to serve? |
| IRONS | British actor is keeping working after bit of resting |
| HONEYS | Loves calls for attention, keeping working |
| CONTINUE | Staff, keeping working, can go on |
| MONEYED | Male looked at keeping working to get rich (7) |
| TONIGHT | Drunk keeping working after the sun goes down (7) |
| ADAM | Had a man keeping another man |
| MACON | French wine for a man keeping company (5) |
| ONTHEGO | Working man keeping girl busy (2,3,2) |
| AMAZON | A man keeping Zoe short ___ that dangerous woman! (6) |