| DIJON | Capital of CA'te-d'Or |
| VINEYARDS | CA'te d'Or estates |
| PINOTS | Some CA'te-d'Or reds |
| PINOT | CA'te-d'Or crop |
| ORPHEUS | Palme d'Or winner in 1959, this Brazilian film retold the myth of Eurydice in the favelas of Rio, Bl |
| FAULKS | Author of the French trilogy consisting of The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong and Charlotte Gray who also penned Jeeves and the Wedding Bells and the James Bond continuation novel Devil May Care (6) |
| SEINE | Rising in Cote-d'Or, a river flowing through the heart of Paris, bordering 10 of its 20 arrondissements (5) |
| BEST | George -, winner of the Ballon d'Or as European Footballer of the Year 1968 (4) |
| NUITSSAINTGEORGES | Commune in the arrondissement of Beaune of the Cote-d'Or department in eastern France noted for its Burgundy wine |
| CHEESE | Food, such as Comte or Vacherin Mont d'Or, made in fruitieres from the milk of French Simmental cows; or, the idiomatic opposite of "chalk" (6) |
| WEAH | George .... , 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or winner; President of Liberia since 2018 (1,1,1,1) |
| ROOK | Castle Dor missing introduction about fair (4) |
| BRAS | ___ d'Or Lake (Inland sea of Cape Breton) |
| LAM | Bristol DoR signed up until 2028 (3) |
| MESSI | Winner of the Ballon d'Or seven times |
| DUMAURIER | Author noted for her novels set in Cornwall including Jamaica Inn, Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek, My Cousin Rachel and Castle Dor (2,7) |
| CAMPION | Palme d'Or- and Academy Awardwinning director and writer noted for films including An Angel at My Table, The Piano and The Portrait of a Lady (7) |
| RONALDO | Shared record for most wins in Ballon d'Or as world men's football player of year until Lionel Messi went one clear in 2019 (7) |
| MIKE | English director of films including the Palme d'Or- and BAFTA-winning Secrets & Lies (1996) |
| LEIGH | English director of films including the Palme d'Or- and BAFTA-winning Secrets & Lies (1996) |
