| AUVERGNE | French region of many dormant volcanoes, capital Clermont-Ferrand (8) |
| INACTIVE | Like dormant volcanoes |
| ERRAND | Short journey made for another in Clermont-Ferrand (6) |
| TOULOUSE | City that is capital of the French region of Occitanie (8) |
| ARMAGNAC | Brandy produced in the French region of Gascony (8) |
| LAPANDRY | Alexandre ?, France and Clermont Auvergne rugby union flanker (8) |
| SIVIVATU | 2005-11 All Blacks, 2011-14 Clermont Auvergne and 2014-16 Castres wing (8) |
| SITIVENI | 2005-11 All Blacks, 2011-14 Clermont Auvergne and 2014-16 Castres wing (8) |
| ALEXKING | Rosslyn Park, Wasps, Clermont Auvergne and England outside half (4,4) |
| LILLE | Capital of the French region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| MONTPELLIER | Capital of the French region of Languedoc-Roussillon |
| AQUITAINE | French region of which Eleanor, wife of Henry II, was duchess |
| LEHAVRE | Port city in the French region of Normandy that lies at the mouth of the River Seine (2,5) |
| ALSACE | French region of wine, and mostly very good |
| CHAMPAGNE | Sparkling wine originating in the French region of the same name (9) |
| CLARET | Red wine from the French region of Bordeaux (6) |
| VINCENT | Old name for an area that includes parts of the French regions of Aquitaine and Midi-Pyrenees (7) |
| LEE | Fritz - - - , Samoan No 8 at Clermont (3) |
| PADDLEWHEEL | *Feature of Fulton's Clermont |
| JAMIE | And 8 Former Canada, Clermont, Grenoble and Llanelli rugby union lock; retired in 2017 (5,7) |
