| GENTLE | Take a tender approach to a toff in front of the French (6) |
| HOBNOB | Next to a toff, it's a goblin's place to be friendly (6) |
| JUSTASWELL | It's beneficial in the end to be fair to a toff (4,2,4) |
| ARGENTINA | Queen escorted by a toff in a foreign country (9) |
| OFFBEAT | Be a toff in disguise and altogether eccentric (7) |
| CASTLE | Keep the players, at some stage, in front of the French (6) |
| NAPLES | Snooze on the front of the French Mediterranean city |
| AVENUE | Known in French as an allee, a tree-lined approach to a country house, large estate or area of parkland (6) |
| TENDER | Offer to take a gentle approach to a small support vessel (6) |
| ATTACK | Offensive move in a game/sport; musician's approach to a piece; or, a cricket team's collective bowlers (6) |
| IRENIC | Take a peaceful approach to a cease-fire, nicely set up (6) |
| ARISTO | Toff, in short (6) |
| SNOBOL | Toff in Sun means to manipulate text |
| ASWELL | Grudging response to 15: "A toff over a butcher's has to live like an unborn baby" (2,4,2,3,2,8) |
| TOLERATE | Stand for a fair amount of the teachers in front of the French judge (8) |
| POTATO | Spot a toff eating a spud (6) |
| NOBALL | Illegal delivery for a toff and everybody else (2-4) |
| HELLHOLE | Glossy horse corralled in front of the French house of horror (8) |
| STARTLE | Jump in front of the French, to cause shock |
| DRIVE | Impulsive force; a dynamic stroke of a ball; ambition or get-up-and-go; a ride, spin or trip in a car; or, an avenue or other approach to a house (5) |
