| GRANDCRU | French regional wine classification that designates a vineyard known for its favorable reputation in producing wine |
| PANTONE | Company that designates a Color of the Year |
| DOVE | If a hawk designates a warmonger, which bird is the symbol of a politician calling for peace? (4) |
| FRENCHMAID | Heard that foie gras, for one, has a saucy reputation in domestic outfit perhaps (6,4) |
| BRENT | Trading classification that serves as a benchmark price for purchases of oil worldwide (5,5) |
| CRUDE | Trading classification that serves as a benchmark price for purchases of oil worldwide (5,5) |
| EXTRASEC | Champagne classification that sounds like something you might want in a close game |
| STANDINGROOM | One of those in Croke Park has a reputation in The House (8,4) |
| PROVENCAL | French regional language, a form of Langue d'oc (9) |
| GENUS | A biological classification that ranks between family and species (5) |
| ITALIC | Which term designates a style of printing in which the letters slope to the right (6) |
| ESCORT | Which term designates a person accompanying another to a dance, etc (6) |
| DIALECT | The man says in French regional language (7) |
| ERATO | Got a reputation in part, turning up as poets" muse (5) |
| SOUS | French word for under, used e.g. to designate a subordinate chef (4) |
| STRASBOURG | French regional capital (pop 280,0000, the seat of the European Parliament (10) |
| DRAMA | Golden Globes film classification that isn't "Musical or Comedy" |
| TYPEO | Blood classification that includes the most common (positive) and the "universal donor" (negative) |
| CANLIT | Book classification that includes Margaret Atwood and Margaret Laurence, casually |
| HILLTOP | "H" designates a crest in the country (7) |
