| AFFLICTS | Bothers French policeman aboard watercraft, though not at first (8) |
| HELICOPTER | Craft man landed with hesitation, having policeman aboard |
| GENDARME | French policeman puts me beyond terrible danger (8) |
| CONFLICT | Dispute working with French policeman in court (8) |
| EYESHADE | Visor certainly owned, see, though not at first, on the periphery (8) |
| OLDHANDS | Veterans appear affectionate, though not at first |
| ORCADIAN | Islander's love of the pastoral life, though not at first |
| INFLICT | At home, local French policeman has time to mete out force (7) |
| FLICKS | French policeman goes to thousands of old movies (6) |
| AFFLICTED | A fine French policeman regularly attends sick (9) |
| APOCALYPSE | Get up to watch the French policeman after a terrible event |
| FLIC | French policeman (sl) (4) |
| ENCOUNTER | Meet people, though not at first, at bar |
| DEEPSEATED | Run back, getting angry, though not at first at an intense level (4-6) |
| OFFICER | Policeman perhaps unfriendly then more pleasant - though not at first (7) |
| SITAR | Instrument turns up free, though not at first (5) |
| OTTER | Mammal to amble, though not at first |
| RAISE | Promote cook, though not at first |
| TANK | Collection of fish smelt, though not at first (4) |
| HARP | Instrument tuned high, though not at first |
