| PARTHENOPEANREPUBLIC | What was the transitory Republic of Naples established with the aid of the French in 1799 but overth |
| WHITEMAGIC | Sorcery without the aid of the Devil (5,5) |
| BARTENDS | Comes to the aid of the party? |
| IBISES | Alibis established with the birds... (6) |
| SLIDE | Gets lid established with the playground equipment (5) |
| OLDEST | All told established with the most ancient (6) |
| SOCIALWORK | Organising parties, perhaps, in aid of the underprivileged (6,4) |
| TUTANKHAMEN | 'Wonderful things,' were what archaeologist Howard Carter saw with the aid of a candle on first opening the tomb of this Egyptian King in 1922 |
| ROSETTA | Historical name of the N Egyptian town of Rashid, site of an important archaeological find in 1799 (7) |
| EVACUATE | Get to safety with the aid of a ute hidden in the cave (8) |
| ROSETTASTONE | Rock slab discovered in Egypt in 1799 now housed in the British Museum (7,5) |
| LUTINE | Frigate sunk in 1799 from which a bell was salvaged and hung in Lloyd's of London (6) |
| URDU | Old city of the French, in a manner of speaking (4) |
| CLEAR | Get rid of the French in the vehicle (5) |
| NAPOLEON | Military leader who was crowned Emperor of the French in 1804 (8) |
| SLEIGHT | The dexterity of the French in a sense (7) |
| FIRSTCONSUL | Title held by Napoleon Bonaparte before his coronation as Emperor of the French in 1804 (5,6) |
| POLEVAULT | Sport in which an athlete jumps over an obstacle with the aid of a pole. Originally a practical means of clearing objects, such as ditches, brooks, and fences, this activity became a competitive sport |
| ALLEN | Tool used to assemble flat-packed furniture with the aid of an incomprehensible set of instructions |
| ALIBABA | Arabian Nights character who, with the aid of clever Morgiana, foiled the forty thieves (3,4) |
