| BONVOYAGE | French phrase meaning 'have a good journey' (3,6) |
| SHUFTI | A look around, from an Arabic word meaning "have you seen?" |
| MISERERE | Psalm 51 (50 in the Vulgate); from its first word, meaning 'Have mercy' in Latin (8) |
| BRICABRAC | From an obsolete French phrase meaning "at random", a word for fancy goods, knick-knacks, miscellaneous old curios and other treasured odds and ends of ornamental value (4-1-4) |
| SOIDISANT | French phrase meaning self-styled (3-6) |
| DERIGUEUR | French phrase meaning 'required by strict etiquette' (2,7) |
| ENTRENOUS | French phrase meaning "between ourselves" (5,4) |
| AUNATUREL | French phrase meaning in the nude |
| ENARRIERE | French phrase meaning 'in the rear' (2,7) |
| CESTLAVIE | French phrase meaning 'that's life' (4,2,3) |
| ETYMOLOGY | Study of the sources and development of words and how their meanings have changed through history (9) |
| TON | Derived from a French phrase meaning "good form", fashionable elite or "beau monde" in Regency society; or, a century in cricket (3) |
| ENPASSANT | French phrase describing a chess move (2,7) |
| APRESVOUS | Polite French phrase said while holding a door |
| DUJOUR | French phrase meaning "of the day", sometimes used on a menu to highlight a restaurant's daily soup or special (2,4) |
| AUPISALLER | French phrase meaning "as a last resort" or "at worst" |
| FAUXPAS | French phrase meaning a gaffe or embarrassing blunder (4,3) |
| ENMASSE | French phrase meaning 'in a group' or 'all together' (2,5) |
| ALAMAISON | French phrase in many bistro names |
| ALACARTE | French phrase meaning "according to the menu" (1,2,5) |
