| LAIC | The French, I see, describe it as secular |
| ACID | Currently, I'd describe it as sour (4) |
| TRUE | It's accurate to describe it as genuine |
| EIDERDOWN | I wondered perhaps, could you describe it as a sort of old-fashioned duvet? (9) |
| TERMITE | Insect: describe it as "sitting on surface of earth"? |
| AVERSE | Reluctant to describe it as a piece of poetry? (6) |
| ALLEGRO | Briskly describes it as the age of Roll but no Rock |
| THELASTLAUGH | Ultimate success, stealth deployed by the French: I don't like it (3,4,5) |
| SHIFTINESS | Sporting his fitness? Some would describe it as a sign of deceitfulness! (10) |
| JENA | For the French, I name area where Napoleon was dominant (4) |
| LEISURELY | Of course, supporting the French I must be relaxed (9) |
| CHIC | Elegance is necessary to the French, I concede (4) |
| NESTLE | Sent out by the French, I settle down comfortably (6) |
| JESTING | The French I hurt, but only in fun (7) |
| DEFINE | Accurately describe it if need is made for it (6) |
| DAREISAY | "... it may be risky to describe it this way ..." |
| DEPICT | In charge of the department? Then describe it minutely (6) |
| AERO | Salman Rushdie invented the word "irresistibubble" to describe it (4) |
| HIGGSBOSON | Gosh! Big's no way to describe it, though it's important in theory (5,5) |
| NERVOUSDISORDER | Complaint of Napoleon, or Caesar, or Venus, as Kropotkin might describe it (7,8) |
