| GALLS | Annoys the old French, say (5) |
| HORNET | Buzzer annoys the old sailors going in (6) |
| RILES | Annoys the right with trumped-up lies (5) |
| NARKS | Annoys the informers (5) |
| MIFFS | Annoys the odd mastiff, at a loss (5) |
| OUIJA | When the Germans and French say yes the writing's on the board (5) |
| ADIEU | The French say farewell to a French god (5) |
| FRANC | Honest, they say, the old French currency (5) |
| VOILA | There is, the French say, black gold in Virginia |
| ENAMI | As a friend, as the French say |
| CROWN | Old British coin worth five shillings; or, the old French ecu (5) |
| LOUPE | From the Old French meaning "imperfect precious stone", the small magnifying glass of a gemologist, horologist or jeweller (5) |
| REALM | Derived from the Latin "rule" and the Old French "royal", a word for a kingdom or a queendom (5) |
| VICAR | Dibley's Dawn French, say, taking six by a motor vehicle (5) |
| BUGLE | Annoy the French with this instrument (5) |
| CHAFE | Annoy the top hostess in the little restaurant! (5) |
| RIFLE | Annoy the fellow going in to make the search (5) |
| AGOGO | Term, from the Old French for "fun", meaning as much as one likes, galore, in abundance or to one's heart's content; or, as one word, a Yoruba cowbell-like double chime (1,4) |
| TAUNT | Annoy the northern family member? (5) |
| SMIRK | Facial expression to annoy the sergeant major at first (5) |
