| ENTRENOUS | In confidence, as is said in Calais (5,4) |
| ENTRE | In confidence, as is said in Calais (5,4) |
| NOUS | In confidence, as is said in Calais (5,4) |
| FINDONESFEET | Grow in confidence as a poet? |
| ALLEGEDLY | As is said to be the case (9) |
| ASSURANCE | Confidence as ace runs round the bend? |
| SACREBLEU | Runaway rescuable in Calais, an indication of exasperation |
| TULIPTREE | Second person in Calais perhaps removed reptile from plant (5,4) |
| BASILICAN | Bishop in Calais worried about church |
| FRENCHMAN | Frequently getting goon bumping off foremost guy in Calais? |
| UNLEASHES | Frees one in Calais? He's crossing meadows |
| VERMINOUS | Ratty manx weasel in Calais you encaged (9) |
| CERVANTES | Writer’s retainer, heading off, enthralled by these in Calais |
| CHAUFFEUR | Driver getting mostly hot in Calais following twisting street there |
| WHISPER | What is said in it is barely audible (7) |
| DISTRUST | Lack of confidence as first reading in homework (8) |
| TRUSSED | Confidence, as reported, is bound to be restrained (7) |
| CHINESEWHISPERS | Game in which one can hardly hear what is said in a foreign language (7,8) |
| SMALLTALK | Not a lot is said in conversation about unimportant subjects (5,4) |
| FETE | Lot is said in celebration |
