| DECAMPING | Splitting from French river, Napoleon perhaps bears north (9) |
| DORDOGNE | Exhausted carrying initially resistant animal from French river (8) |
| EMBARRASS | Cause to blush, perhaps - bears arms in a way (9) |
| ASPIRANT | Hopeful when old Rover briefly bears north |
| LATESTART | City sculpture perhaps bears examination causing delayed opening (4,5) |
| DEPOSIT | Alluvium from French river's just what's needed |
| GROWLER | Perhaps bear left when let in by farmer |
| ANIMAL | Perhaps, bear a new distribution of mail (6) |
| POLARIMETER | Perhaps, bear getting time wrong with optics lab device (11) |
| ABHORRENT | Bear North? Hardly, it's far from desirable (9) |
| ORWELLIAN | Like Napoleon, perhaps, Nero is rampaging with a will |
| SIXTHFORM | Some pupils, by splitting from this, failed (5,4) |
| DISSENTER | one splitting from majority |
| DUNEBUGGY | Beach vehicle, due to bear north, full of problems |
| CORSICAN | Gold thus preserved Napoleon, perhaps? (8) |
| IMPERIAL | Like Napoleon, perhaps put in danger without army's leader |
| PIGEONHOLE | Classify Napoleon perhaps, a long time over the golfing target (10) |
| AMYHART | She left Love Island after splitting from Curtis Pritchard (3,4) |
| JUMBO | Most leap onto boat after splitting from the Titanic (5) |
| HART | Amy _, left Love Island after splitting from Curtis Pritchard (4) |
