| DERIGUEUR | It's essential, if you wish to speak French (2,7) |
| WHOM | "With ___ do you wish to speak?" |
| DONORCARD | What you carry if you wish to leave your organs to medical science (5,4) |
| DRESSDOWN | Don't put flashy clothes on if you wish to reprimand (5,4) |
| PARLEYVOO | OAP, overly disposed to speak French (9) |
| PASSPORT | Gorge on drink - it's essential if you want to get away from it all (8) |
| STRONGARM | Bully-boy tactics - essential if you're carrying weight (6,3) |
| ROYALNAVY | Its motto, translated from Latin, is "If you wish for peace, prepare for war" |
| SAGAN | He said "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe" |
| YEAST | Stay in the East if you wish to help with the brewing (5) |
| CLASSIFY | A bit of a diabolic lass if you wish to label her (8) |
| FENCE | Use foil if you wish to handle hot stuff (5) |
| SMEARCAMPAIGN | If you wish to embark on tarnishing his career, epigrams can, ma (5,8) |
| PROMISE | "If you wish to be a success in the world, ___ everything, deliver nothing": Napoleon Bonaparte (7) |
| BATHTUB | Somewhere to get one's ducks in a row is essential if you want to come clean (7) |
| STAR | Art's essential if you want to attain top billing (4) |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Republic, a second, and almost another, that appears to speak French |
| CAN | Is able to, ... speak French |
| STREAK | Strip? It's essential if doing one |
| UNDERTHETHUMB | Describes hen-pecked type perhaps in three European articles - essential if you want a lift (5,3,5) |