| LAROUSSE | Pierre ?, French lexicographer who edited the Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siecle (8) |
| MENDESFRANCE | Pierre ?, French prime minister from 1954-55 |
| LANSBURY | George, ex-Labour Party leader who edited the Daily Herald from 1913 to 1922 (8) |
| REESMOGG | William, journalist who edited The Times from 1967 to 1981 (4-4) |
| VERLAINE | Paul ___, French fin de siecle poet (8) |
| DECADENT | Fin-de-siecle poster in suitable setting |
| NINETIES | Fin de siecle, when Einstein proved wrong |
| LITTRE | Emile, 19th Century French lexicographer best known for his Dictionnaire de la langue francaise (6) |
| JEANDAT | Jean-pierre, French racer who campaigned the machine from RMC in the 1990s. (7) |
| JAMESON | Journalist and broadcaster who edited the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star and News Of The World in the 1970s and '80s (5,7) |
| MAXHASTINGS | Military historian who edited the Daily Telegraph from 1986 to 1995 (3,8) |
| REASON | John - - - , former Telegraph rugby correspondent who edited the seminal book The Lions Speak (6) |
| BOULLE | Pierre ?, author of novels The Bridge over the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes |
| BOULEZ | Pierre -; French classical composer and conductor who led the BBC Symphony Orchestra from 1971-75 (6) |
| GASLY | Pierre, French Formula One motor racing driver who joined Alpine for the 2023 season (5) |
| WELLS | Ida B. who edited the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight |
| BOTTOMLEY | Horatio, financier born in 1860 who edited the magazine John Bull (9) |
| CURIE | Pierre ---, French physicist and chemist who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife and fellow countryman Henri Becquerel (5) |
| DECOUBERTIN | Pierre --- ---, French founder of the modern Olympic Games (2,9) |
| FIN | -- de siecle, characteristic of the decadent elegance of late 19th century (3) |
