| YUILERIES | Jardin des -; gardens originally commissioned by Catherine de Medici (9) |
| TUILERIES | Jardin des -; depicted in paintings by Manet and Pissarro, formal gardens next to the Louvre, originally commissioned by Catherine de Medici (9) |
| ARTICHOKE | Globe -; edible thistle said to have been introduced to France by Catherine de Medici in the 16th century, depicted in designs by William Morris (9) |
| CHARLESIX | Catherine de' Medici and Henry II's son who ruled as king of France from 1560 until his death in 1574 (7,1,1) |
| CATHERINE | ___ de' Medici, influential 16th-century political figure and mother of three French kings (9) |
| UFFIZI | Art gallery whose building was originally commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici to house the administrative offices of Florence (6) |
| SPINACH | Catherine de' Medici is said to |
| SERPENT | Drama starring Samantha Morton as Catherine de' Medici, The _ Queen (7) |
| MOTHERINLAW | Relation of Catherine de Medici to Mary, Queen of Scots (6-2-3) |
| MORTON | Catherine de' Medici in Starz series The Serpent Queen (8,6) |
| ESSA | Pronoun for Catherine de' Medici |
| DELORME | Philibert -; an architect who designed the first plans of the Tuileries Palace for Catherine de' Medici in the 16th century (2,1'4) |
| EDEN | Some Catherine de Medici rebellious plot - the one we associate with gardeners, from the start (4) |
| REINE | Catherine de Medici was one |
| BOLERO | 1928 orchestral work originally commissioned by a dancer |
| THEOLDGREYWHISTLETEST | Former BBC2 late night music show, originally commissioned by David Attenborough |
| TIMESNEWROMAN | Popular typeface originally commissioned by the paper nicknamed 'The Thunderer' (5,3,5) |
| PARC | Jardin des Champs-Élysées, par exemple |
| PARIS | Jardin des Tuileries setting |
| NOSTRADAMUS | Who was Catherine de' Medici's astrologer? (11) |
