| BLOIS | King Louis XII's birthplace |
| MCML | Year in Pius XII's reign |
| JOHNXXIII | Pius XII's successor |
| DUROI | Filles ___ ___ (French for 'King's Daughters' as per the young women King Louis XIV sponsored to set |
| HUGHCAPET | King of France who succeeded the last Carolingian king, Louis V, in 987 (4,5) |
| XIV | "The Sun King," Louis -- |
| LETAT | "The state," to King Louis XIV |
| PASTEUR | Old political grouping assembled by King Louis |
| POMPADOUR | Madame de --, mistress of King Louis XV (9) |
| DUBARRY | Mistress of King Louis XV of France |
| ANNEOFAUSTRIA | Mother of the French king Louis XIV |
| KEENMARIEANTOINETTE | King Louis XVI's eager wife? |
| MARIEANTOINETTE | Executed wife of King Louis XVI (5,10) |
| VERSAILLES | Site of King Louis XIV's palace |
| MAINTENON | Marquise de -; second wife and untitled queen of King Louis XIV (9) |
| ROI | The Sun King Louis XIV or, in French, 'le ... soleil' |
| LULLY | The Sun King, Louis XIV, appointed Moliere and this composer to produce musical dramas for his court |
| COUPERIN | Known as "le Grand", a composer and harpsichordist who served at the court of the Sun King, Louis XIV (8) |
| APRESMOILE | Phrase attributed to King Louis XV of France and adopted as the motto of the RAF "Dambusters" 617 Squadron (5,3,2,6) |
| DELUGE | Phrase attributed to King Louis XV of France and adopted as the motto of the RAF "Dambusters" 617 Squadron (5,3,2,6) |
