| ALLIER | River in France rising in the Cevennes (6) |
| LOIRE | The longest river in France rising in the southern Massif Central (5) |
| OUTLAST | Where in France rising salt temperature has something to do with weather (7) |
| LOT | Item(s) for sale at auction; or, a French river rising in the Cevennes (3) |
| DONKEY | How R.L. Stevenson described his 1878 journey through the Cevennes? (7,4,1,6) |
| GARONNE | A river in Southwest France, rising in the central Pyrenees, flowing through the city of Bordeaux and into the Atlantic (7) |
| DURANCE | A river in south-eastern France, rising in the Alps and flowing generally southwest into the Rhone (7) |
| ARDECHE | River in south-central France, rising in the Massif Central and flowing 78 miles into the Rhone (7) |
| ADOUR | River of south-west France, rising in the Pyrenees and flowing 200 miles into the Bay of Biscay (5) |
| NANTES | A city on the Loire River in France (6) |
| RLS | "Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes" monogram |
| RHONEALPES | Region of E France rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the e |
| WITHA | How R.L. Stevenson described his 1878 journey through the Cevennes? (7,4,1,6) |
| TRAVELS | How R.L. Stevenson described his 1878 journey through the Cevennes? (7,4,1,6) |
| RHONE | Major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps (5) |
| SEINE | Second- longest river of France, rising 30 kilometres northwest of Dijon and emptying into the English Channel near Le Havre (5) |
| SOMME | A river in France; the scene of heavy fighting in the First World War (5) |
| FRONTENTRANCE | Broadcast from temporary accommodation on river in France for the formal opening of the chateau (5,8) |
| YSER | River in France and Belgium that runs to the North Sea |
| EQUIPOISE | Supply to river in France is in balance |
