| ORALEXAM | Tests the French, in a manner of speaking, on paper (4,4) |
| URDU | Old city of the French, in a manner of speaking (4) |
| GERMAN | Frenchman in Range Rover, in a manner of speaking on the Continent (6) |
| DIASTOLE | Said in a roundabout way to the French in a heartbeat (8) |
| WHISPERED | In a manner of speaking, on the QT, writer is behind rumour (9) |
| SOUNDINGBOARD | Provides feedback to Express, in a manner of speaking, on popular government quango (8,5) |
| DEBATING | ____ society, a club at e.g. a school or college that features public speaking on issues (8) |
| COXSWAIN | Firm and cross with young lover, poetically speaking, on the boat (8) |
| REDALERT | Auditor's studied skill about the French in a crisis situation (3,5) |
| AUDITION | Tests the goodness of a would-be stager (8) |
| RAILLINE | It's about including a week speaking on popular transportation system going from station to station (4,4) |
| DRESSAGE | In equestrianism, which event tests the horse's obedience? (8) |
| CORALSEA | Church Army's first round tests the water |
| TITRATES | Tests the chemical strength |
| ADDICTION | Notice way of speaking on unhealthy desire (9) |
| CARP | Complain about old way of speaking on BBC? (4) |
| ALENCON | A new swindle taking in the French in a city of theirs (7) |
| EDITORIALWE | Pronoun for a journalist speaking on behalf of the masthead |
| PELLET | The French, in a storm of rage, have a little ball (6) |
| SLEIGHT | The dexterity of the French in a sense (7) |
