| RABBLE | Gunners and bishops with the French mob (6) |
| RATPACK | Sinatra, Martin, Davis Jr., Lawford, and Bishop, with "The" |
| PROBLEM | Trouble for bishop with the French maiden (7) |
| CANAILLE | Prison trouble with the French mob |
| PURPLE | Associated with royalty and bishops, colour of the flowers lavender, lilac and violet and also anthocyanin-rich fruits including aubergine, acai and cherry (6) |
| BONOBO | Primate and bishop with rings round head |
| BARMEN | Bishop with the last word about resistance shown by fellows serving in pubs (6) |
| ABBESS | Religious leader and bishops, in the main, rejected Sunday opening (6) |
| CROOKS | Criminals and bishops' staves (6) |
| DURABLE | Hardy bachelor's deserting of the French mob |
| INTOLERABLE | Unbearable to the French mob, a bishop having gone in first |
| ABBE | A couple of bishops with English and French cleric (4) |
| BRATPACK | Bishop with "the Clan", and a group of young actors (4,4) |
| ABBOT | Monk and a couple of bishops with holy books (5) |
| TOOLBAR | Artist and bishop with money set up computer facility (7) |
| BORODIN | Composer and bishop with old sculptor |
| BRINGING | Fetching bishop with the sound of bells (8) |
| BIRETTA | Bishop with the wrong attire but for him, purple is right (7) |
| RUBBISHES | Criticises bishops with one in tears (9) |
| BLUBBER | Fat bishops with more obscene clothing (7) |
