| ELSTREE | Studio the French backed, by the way? Not entirely (7) |
| PRORATA | Grass planted in opening of Pennine Way not entirely in proportion |
| ROUT | Best way? Not entirely (4) |
| SOFT | Old French in the way not strict (4) |
| CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | Locos racing off around rail system the wrong way, not entirely successful! |
| NOTICESHOW | Sees the way, not before skating extravaganza (7,3) |
| SITTINGTIGHT | Session possibly going either way? Not changing position (7,5) |
| ELEVATE | The French backed first lady circling Austria for higher position (7) |
| DIGITAL | Like computers etc the French backed online maybe (7) |
| COURBET | French Realist whose works include A Burial At Ornans, The Painter's Studio, The Wave, Woman with a |
| ONETIME | Former broadcast in French backed OAS leader at the outset |
| METEOUT | Administer in a way not allowed by the police (4,3) |
| SOMEHOW | In a way not yet specified (7) |
| MARSDEN | Gerry ___, singer backed by the Pacemakers (7) |
| KUDOS | The prestige of the French, backed in knockouts (5) |
| DOGGEREL | North Sea region the French backed? Nonsense |
| ROADSIDE | One of the courses with fries, by the way? (8) |
| LEO | Mascot of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio, .. the Lion |
| DARLENELOVE | Singer backed by the Blossoms whose single He's a Rebel was released by Phil Spector under the name "the Crystals" (7,4) |
| DOGLEG | Diversion lifted for relief by the way? (6) |
