| PELOTON | French word for the main group or pack of cyclists in a road race (7) |
| PARCEL | A paper-wrapped bundle for posting; a portion of land; or, a derogatory term for a group or pack of people of a specified sort (6) |
| HORDE | A large group / a moving swarm or pack of insects, wolves |
| HUNTS | Chases of wild animals; or, packs of hounds pursuing said quarry (5) |
| SKULKS | Groups or packs of foxes (6) |
| CHASE | Word for a game preserve, a hunt or the quarry pursued; a horse race with obstacles; or, a group of cyclists in a peloton trying to catch those in the breakaway (5) |
| MOULAGE | French word for the art or process of modelling, wax-working or, moreover, forensic casting of objects of interest in criminal investigations (7) |
| PONCEAU | French word for the coquelicot colour of the corn poppy; or, a scarlet-red pigment evocative of this (7) |
| ATTRACT | Draw in a road-race, and run on to perform (7) |
| OUTLIER | Thing detached from the main group |
| REALALE | About a pair of French words for the drink... |
| DECOR | Derived from the Latin for "embellish", a French word for the general colour scheme, furnishings and other interiors of a room; or, the backdrop/scenery of a stage (5) |
| CABINET | Main group of government ministers (7) |
| TANDEM | From the Latin for "at length", a carriage drawn by two horses, one after the other; or, a bicycle for two cyclists in a similar configuration (6) |
| RECIT | French word for the narrative in a book as opposed to its dialogue; or, a division of a classical French organ (5) |
| TOURIST | Cyclist in France? |
| TIRAGE | French word for the drawing of wine from its barrel prior to bottling; or, a step in sparkling-wine production that creates the bubbles or fizz (6) |
| BAT | Fight over a Welsh super star, taking in a road-race, in short (6) |
| TLE | Fight over a Welsh super star, taking in a road-race, in short (6) |
| OEUVRE | French word for the body of work of a painter, writer or composer (6) |
