Possible Clues:

• Soldier clutching everything at front of vehicle — time to flit
• Every Russian in sporty car to gad about
• Good holiday home rejected, perhaps worker is to travel for pleasure
• Caught leaving French vehicle, with time for jaunt
• It's characteristically French, in short, to begin trip at last in the end of 6 down and gad about like this
• Dashing young man grabs four to go off and have fun
• Impertinence shown by terrible old ruler — time to run around
• Go in search of fun
• The nerve! Russian chap with time to play around
• Having lost tablets, unfortunately, late leaving for jaunt