| TRISTESSE | French-derived word for sorrow (9) |
| PITY | From "compassion", a word for sorrow or sympathy; the cause of such a feeling; something regrettable; or, an unfortunate chance (4) |
| PAILLETTE | French-derived word for a sequin, spangle or piece of enameller's foil, all shimmering, shiny or sparkling like diamante glitter, yet it derives from "chaff, straw", aka agricultural litter (9) |
| FURBELOWS | French-derived word for fancy falbalas, flowing frills, fluted fringes, folded fimbriations or frou-frou flounces; thus, figuratively flamboyant and flashy fandangles, figgery and frippery generally ( |
| BOBECHE | French-derived word for a collar, cup or ring around a candlestick's socket for catching dripping wax (7) |
| CALUMET | French-derived word for the Native American peace pipe (7) |
| ADROIT | French-derived word for dexterous (6) |
| OUTRE | French-derived word for that which is beyond/exceeding what is proper or customary, thus bizarre, extravagant, fantastic, oddball or rather shocking (5) |
| CYMBIFORM | Greek-derived word for something shaped like a "boat, keel, ship", from a bone, gravy jug and incense navicula to a botanical structure that is hollowed or curved like a little skiff (9) |
| EPEE | French-derived word with two accents |
| NEE | French-derived word near the beginning of many Wikipedia articles |
| MAIGRE | French-derived word denoting a "lean" meat-free fast-day (6) |
| WOEBEGONE | Pathetic call for sorrow to end (9) |
| GRANDIOSE | Italian-derived word rooted in greatness, but meaning bombastic, extravagant, imposing, pompous or pretentiously over-the-top (9) |
| STORGE | Greek-derived word for natural or instinctual affection, as of parents for their children, or vice versa (6) |
| DOOLIE | An old Hindi-derived word for a simple litter, palanquin or stretcher on poles for carrying the wounded or ill (6) |
| PERNICKETY | Scots-derived word for fussy (10) |
| AVATAR | Sanskrit-derived word for a video-game persona |
| PLAZA | Spanish-derived word for a public square (5) |
| CHUTZPAH | Yiddish-derived word for the kind of audacity shown by 2/3? (8) |
