| ARCDETRIOMPHE | Common name for a structure in Place Charles de Gaulle in Paris commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 (3,2,8) |
| ARCDE | Monument at the west end of the Champs-Elysees commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 (3,2,8) |
| TRIOMPHE | Monument at the west end of the Champs-Elysees commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 (3,2,8) |
| FOX | Charles -, British Whig statesman who served for three periods as Foreign Secretary in 1782, 1783 and 1806 (3) |
| CUP | Item paired with a saucer for tea or for tasseography readings; a fruit-based cocktail with Pimm's or wine; or, common name for a structure at the base of an acorn (3) |
| PRUSSIA | Loser to Napoleon in 1806 |
| CITADEL | Structure in place to protect strange dialect |
| ALTAR | Table or raised structure in place of worship (5) |
| LORRAINE | and 3dn, Heraldic symbol adopted by Free France under Charles de Gaulle in 1940 (5,2,8) |
| CROSSOF | and 3dn, Heraldic symbol adopted by Free France under Charles de Gaulle in 1940 (5,2,8) |
| COMB | Crest of a cockerel; top of a wave; or, short word for a structure made by bees for storing honey (4) |
| TOWER | Word for a structure such as a turret, used in a phrase referring to a reliable, strong person or "rock" (5) |
| ARC | Centre de Place Charles de Gaulle |
| LEMONDE | Newspaper launched at the request of Charles de Gaulle in 1944 |
| ARCH | Feature of the Place Charles de Gaulle, e.g. (4) |
| VESSEL | Ship or other watercraft; a container; or, a structure in the vascular system, such as a vein (6) |
| NEMAN | River in Belarus crossed by Napoleon in 1812 |
| CATCHMENT | In geography, the process of collecting water, or a structure in which water is collected (9) |
| JAFFA | Port captured by Napoleon in 1799 |
| LEGIONDHONNEUR | France's highest order of merit, instituted by Napoleon in 1802 |
