| BLUEBELL | Dancing girl at Le Lido line in Sussex (8) |
| MULSANNE | Bentley model introduced in 1980 named after a straight at Le Mans (8) |
| RYDERCUP | Golf competition last held in 2018 at Le Golf National in Paris (5,3) |
| SPYGLASS | Short gypsy dancing, girl revealed by telescope (8) |
| WALTZING | Australian dancing girl (8,7) |
| FILAGREE | Payment covers single dancing girl and a small decoration (8) |
| ROSEMARY | So merry with a dancing girl |
| BAYADERE | Dancing-girl performing ready to be caught by partner? |
| NAUTCHES | Indian dancing girls' performances |
| RENOIR | Impressionist noted for combinations of complementary colours in paintings including Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, A Girl with a Watering Can, The Skiff (La Yole) and Oarsmen at Chatou (6) |
| PORSCHE | Car maker with 19 wins at Le Mans, including seven in a row in the 1980s (7) |
| CARBON | Element in Ferrari, say, good at Le Mans (6) |
| TUNEUP | This should improve engine performance: place in reverse, overtaking one at Le Mans |
| APPLE | Nepo baby Martin accused of mean-girl behavior at Le Bal des Debutantes |
| WALTZINGMATILDA | Dancing girl who's carrying her swag In Australia (8,7) |
| NICOTTE | Rachel, late French racer who was nicknamed 'the boss' of Supersport and won twice at Le Mans in the 1990s. (7) |
| ASTON | ___-Martin (Jaguar rival, at Le Mans) |
| PIQUET | Racing driver that at Le Mans enters refuelling area |
| SEINE | It flows into the English Channel at Le Havre |
| ETOILES | Headliners at le Palais Garnier, e.g. |