| CHRONICLE | Very bad, the French record (9) |
| SPASMODIC | The map's so bad the police back-track from time to time (9) |
| ROUGHIDEA | Knowing more or less how bad the crossing will be? (5,4) |
| SLEEP | The first song on the French record might make one conk out (5) |
| BLEEP | Warning sound initially breaking the French record (5) |
| SLEEPIN | Creating the French record in naughtiness? Dream on (5,2) |
| SINGLEFILE | Make notes heard, the French record one at a time (6,4) |
| SINGLES | Belt out the French records (7) |
| MALAISE | The queasiness is bad: the sea I find rough (7) |
| AGONISED | How bad the advertiser in the personal column used to feel? |
| BLISTER | The British surgeon will tell you how bad the burn is (7) |
| OFFTHEAIR | Bad, the tune not being broadcast (3,3,3) |
| RATING | Gauging just how bad the reprimand was? (6) |
| THROUGHTHICKANDTHIN | No matter how bad the circumstances (7,5,3,4) |
| GUETTA | French record producer behind Titanium, David _ (6) |
| DEEP | Yawning from French record (4) |
| TIMESAT | Dakota Johnson and Jeff Bridges mystery thriller, Bad...the El Royale (5,2) |
| ROUGHGUESS | Conjecture as to how bad the crossing will be? (5,5) |
| UNDISCLOSED | A French record with topless models changed and kept under wraps (11) |
| BYG | French record label that specialised in free jazz (1.1.1.) |
