| ENTENTE | --- Cordiale, the understanding reached by France and Britain in April 1904, which settled outstanding colonial disputes (7) |
| SWALLOWS | Birds arriving in the UK in April following their 6,000-mile annual migration from Africa (8) |
| SLAV | One of the races which settled most of eastern Europe |
| HANDBALL | Seven-a-side sport won by France and Norway at the 2012 Olympics by the men's and women's teams resp |
| FIJI | Nation beaten by France and New Zealand in the 1987 and 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals respectively (4) |
| ANDORRA | Landlocked principality in the Pyrenees bordered by France and Spain (7) |
| MONACO | Tiny state bordered by France and ruled by the Grimaldi family (6) |
| POPART | Movement that developed both in the US and Britain in the 1950s, spearheaded by Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Hamilton etc (3,3) |
| NILE | 1798 naval encounter between France and Britain which resulted in a decisive victory for the fleet led by Nelson (6,2,3,4) |
| OFTHE | 1798 naval encounter between France and Britain which resulted in a decisive victory for the fleet led by Nelson (6,2,3,4) |
| BATTLE | 1798 naval encounter between France and Britain which resulted in a decisive victory for the fleet led by Nelson (6,2,3,4) |
| CORDIALE | The -, series of agreements signed in 1904 between France and Britain (8) |
| AOSTA | The ___ Valley, a region of north-west Italy borderd by France and Switzerland (5) |
| AOSTAVALLEY | Semi-autonomous region in northwestern Italy bordered by France and Switzerland |
| HOLDYOURHEADUP | Song by Argent that was a Top 5 hit in both the US and UK in 1972, peaking at number 5 in both countries |
| OPIUMWAR | One of the two conflicts between China and Britain in the 19th Century (5,3) |
| LOUISBLERIOT | Aviator who made the first airplane flight between continental Europe and Britain in 1909 (5,7) |
| SUMMIT | Meeting in July 1955 between the US, USSR, France and Britain, as a first step towards easing Cold War tensions (6,6) |
| GENEVA | Meeting in July 1955 between the US, USSR, France and Britain, as a first step towards easing Cold War tensions (6,6) |
| BAYOFBISCAY | Atlantic inlet bounded by France and Spain |
