| UNEQUAL | A French peer had not been matched (7) |
| DROLLEST | Most diverting peer had up in case |
| BEEPER | Appears to be the peer had his own personal one |
| PAIR | Short title of a French peer (4) |
| SPEARHEAD | Leading position a peer's had reallocated |
| KATHEKOLLWITZ | In 1898, after her Weavers cycle, who did Kaiser Wilhelm II refuse to grant a gold medal in art, even when her peers had chosen her to be the recipient? (5,8) |
| UNCURED | Not like bacon, it had not been treated successfully (7) |
| ODDMENT | A part that can't be matched (7) |
| UNOILED | Nodule I removed had not been greased (7) |
| DALLIED | Boy getting back had not been honest, wasted time (7) |
| RECLINE | Chandelier had not been designed to lean back (7) |
| UNZONED | One Parisian with Zeno perplexed Dee as it had not been divided into areas (7) |
| THEREIS | Now can't be matched, we're told (5,2,2,4,4,3,7) |
| PRESENT | Now can't be matched, we're told (5,2,2,4,4,3,7) |
| NESCAFE | "The flavor can't be matched because only ___ knows the secret" (old slogan) |
| EUROPEAN | E.g., French peer on a broadcast about university (8) |
| UNADOPTED | A French notice chosen had not been maintained by local authority (9) |
| MLLE | Srta.'s French peer |
| NOBLE | Wealthy person with the French peer (5) |
| DEGENERATION | Decadence of French peer group |