| DEBASEMENT | Lowering of Parisian somewhere below ground (10) |
| BOILERROOM | Old chicken Joey beginning to marinate somewhere below deck (6,4) |
| INDECISIVE | Unsure of Parisian cutting corners (10) |
| DETERRENCE | Discouragement of Parisian introducing Roman writer, say |
| BRASSEDOFF | Exasperated when money of Parisian gets turned away (7,3) |
| ADAPTATION | Debut of Parisian filmmaker working with leading lady to produce screen version? |
| EDGARDEGAS | French painter born in 1834 noted for his pictures of Parisian dancers (5,5) |
| EARLOBE | Medal given to nobleman that hangs somewhere below the vestibule |
| PIEDMONT | 27 tormented in hell somewhere below the Alps (8) |
| DRAWERS | What's seen in a chest, or somewhere below one? (7) |
| REBEL | There, somewhere below, is a revolting person (5) |
| SHADING | Blending, hatching, scumbling or stippling to give an illusion of umbrae in art; the effect of dark/light; gradations; slight nuances; or, lowering of prices (7) |
| DEMOCRATISATION | Removal of inequality and lowering of borders flummoxed a racist (15) |
| DUCK | Word for a quick dip, plunge or lowering of the head that became the name of a waterfowl whose behaviour reflects said action (4) |
| FONDU | In ballet, a lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg; French, 'melted' (5) |
| SLOWDEMOTION | Gradual lowering of job position? |
| TAXCUT | Lowering of government revenue rates (3,3) |
| REDUCTION | Introduce crazy lowering of price |
| BATHOS | Unintentional lowering of tone |
| DEMEANING | Lowering of French intention (9) |
