| REJONEADORA | Frenchman embraces lover, a girl bullfighter |
| DEBEAUVOIR | Feminist I drove away embraces lover |
| PIEDATERRE | Where Frenchman embraces partner for a night? |
| CLINCH | Embrace lover at first during a walk in the park |
| BULLY | From old Dutch for "lover", a word for a darling, sweetheart or male chum originally, later a ruffian, overbearing thug or tormentor (5) |
| ALOEVERA | Energy in a lover a panacea? (4,4) |
| ORLANDODILASSO | One girl entering party behind Rosalind's lover, a composer |
| EXAMPLE | Former lover; a member the French use as a paragon (7) |
| FLAMENCO | Dance with lover, a sergeant? (8) |
| OVERAWE | Dismay of lover a website exposed (7) |
| OVERAWED | Some lover a wedding intimidated (8) |
| EXTORT | Forcibly get hold of dumped lover, a wrong act (6) |
| INAMORATA | Lover a sailor of Eastern origin stood up |
| BILLETSDOUX | Letters from lover a male eccentric used to kiss |
| EXONERATE | Absolve old lover (a judge!) (9) |
| EXALT | Old lover, a lieutenant, gives lift |
| EXAMINER | Former lover, a pit worker and tester (8) |
| AFICIONADO | From lover, a heartless lie leads to trouble (10) |
| WOLVERINE | Vile wine-lover; a glutton naturally |
| EXASPERATED | Former lover, a dear pest troubled and annoyed (11) |
