| DUMP | Plonk from French politician (4) |
| VINORDINAIRE | Usual plonk from France (3,9) |
| LAMP | The French politician offers some illumination (4) |
| RENE | French politician Jacques ___ Chirac |
| LAMPPOST | The French politician to put online support for Enlightenment (4,4) |
| AMMODUMP | Morning, having characteristic manner of French politician's military store (4,4) |
| STANDARDLAMP | Light flag taken by the French politician (8,4) |
| MACRON | French wine bottles right for French politician (6) |
| ETIENNE | French politician ___ de Silhouette, from whom the word |
| SUNLAMP | Tabloid on the French politician might be worth a tanner (3,4) |
| HURRICANELAMP | Storm to the French politician to provide illumination (9,4) |
| GASLAMP | The French politician is after neon for illumination (3,4) |
| AURIOL | Vincent ___, French politician who served as the first president of the Fourth Republic from 1947 to 1954 |
| MACAROON | French biscuit? French politician consuming one with doughnut separately (8) |
| LAVAL | French politician executed for treason: 1945 |
| DECAMERON | Largely bawdy tales of French politician (9) |
| GISCARD | Scrap with new head, French politician (7) |
| GAULLIST | Slug with tail squashed by French politician (8) |
| LAMPOONED | Ridiculed Edward for following the French politician with glasses |
| CLARKE | Funny business admitted by this French politician (6) |
