| STAEL | Madame de ___ (Author of 1802 book Delphine) |
| AMIENS | French treaty city of 1802 |
| MAUPASSANT | Guy de ___, author of Bel Ami (10) |
| CERVANTES | Miguel de _, author of the epic 17th-century novel Don Quixote (9) |
| BEAUVOIR | Simone de ___, author of The Second Sex (1949) (8) |
| POMPADOUR | Madame de ___, mistress of King Louis XV of France (9) |
| MAINTENON | Madame de ___ (Louis XIV's second wife whose name looks like a major ligament) |
| BOUCHER | French artist in the Rococo style whose paintings include Charms of Country Life, A Summer Pastoral, The Rising of the Sun, The Billet-Doux, The Dovecote and several portraits of Madame de Pompadour ( |
| FAYETTE | Madame de La ---, 17thCentury French writer of La Princesse De Cleves, one of the earliest novels in literature (7) |
| DASTAEL | Author of "Delphine" |
| PETIT | ___" Trianon; chateau in the grounds of the Palace of Versailles originally meant for Madame de Pompadour that was later given to Marie Antoinette (5) |
| DESTAEL | "Delphine" author: 1803 |
| TRIANON | Petit -; chateau given to Marie Antoinette six years after the death of its intended recipient, Madame de Pompadour (7) |
| LOUISXV | Known as "le Bien-Aime" (the Beloved), French king who commissioned the construction of the Petit Trianon for his mistress Madame de Pompadour (5,1,1) |
| BETE | French word for "beast" and original name of Madame de Villeneuve's fictional cursed monstrous prince (4) |
| TETE | Head, to Delphine |
| UNE | This was one for Madame de Gaulle |
| SWOOSIEKURTZ | Actress who played Madame de Volanges in 1988 film drama Dangerous Liaisons |
| COURTESAN | Madame de Pompadour, eg (9) |
| AMOUR | Topic for Madame de Pompadour and Louis XV |
