| BLONDIN | Charles -, 19th-century French acrobat . born Jean-Francous Gravelet (7) |
| CHARLES | Pseudonym of French acrobat Jean-Francois Gravelet (1824-97), known for crossing Niagara Falls on a tightrope in 1859 (7,7) |
| DICKENS | Charles, 19th-Century author of Oliver Twist and Great Expectations (7) |
| MOLIERE | French 17th-century playwright, born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (7) |
| PARNELL | Charles, 19th Century Irish nationalist who led the Irish Home Rule movement in the British Parliame |
| LEOTARD | Jules ___, French acrobat after whom a tight-fitting garment is named (7) |
| BAUDELAIRE | Charles - - -, 19th Century French poet who wrote Les Fleurs Du Mal (10) |
| HALLE | Charles -, 19th-century founder of a symphony orchestra in Manchester (5) |
| WHEATSTONE | Charles -, 19th-century inventor of the English concertina and the Playfair cipher |
| FREMANTLE | Charles ---, 19th Century British Royal Navy officer after whom a city port in Western Australia is named (9) |
| KINGSLEY | Charles ---, 19th Century historian and novelist who wrote the children's classic The Water-Babies (8) |
| MACINTOSH | Charles, 19th-century Scottish chemist, whose name is associated with a certain type of garment he invented (9) |
| PASTEUR | Louis, 19th Century French chemist and bacteriologist (7) |
| REALISM | 19th-century French artistic movement - mailers (anag) (7) |
| COURBET | Gustave _, artist who led the Realist movement in 19th century French painting (7) |
| BERLIOZ | Hector ---, 19th Century French composer whose works include the Symphonie Fantastique (7) |
| RIMBAUD | 19th Century French poet whose work influenced the surrealists (7) |
| DELIBES | Leo _, 19th-century French composer who wrote the Flower Duet (7) |
| DEBUSSY | 19th-century French classical composer (6,7) |
| BRAILLE | Louis, 19th Century French inventor of a system of raised writing for the blind (7) |
