| LAROUSSE | Pierre -; French lexicographer and encyclopedist (8) |
| DIDEROT | Denis -, French philosopher and encyclopedist |
| CURIE | Pierre ---, French physicist and chemist who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife and fellow countryman Henri Becquerel (5) |
| CORNEILLE | Pierre -, French poet and dramatist |
| SUSIEDENT | Countdown's resident lexicographer and Saga columnist (5,4) |
| EMILE | French lexicographer Littre |
| BOULEZ | Pierre -; French classical composer and conductor who led the BBC Symphony Orchestra from 1971-75 (6) |
| LAVAL | Pierre, French premier and minister of foreign affairs 1935-36 (5) |
| MENDEZFRANCE | Pierre, French Prime Minister 1954-55 (6-6) |
| DECOUBERTIN | Pierre --- ---, French founder of the modern Olympic Games (2,9) |
| CARDIN | Pierre -, French couturier (6) |
| MENDESFRANCE | Pierre -, French prime minister from 1954-55 (6-6) |
| USAGE | A Dictionary of Modern English -; reference book by lexicographer and grammarian Henry Watson Fowler (5) |
| DICTIONARYCORNER | Part of the Countdown studio that houses a lexicographer and a celebrity guest |
| DENISDIDEROT | Noted French encyclopedist |
| LITTRE | Emile, 19th Century French lexicographer best known for his Dictionnaire de la langue francaise (6) |
| BOULLE | Pierre, French author of novels including The Bridge Over The River Kwai (6) |
| GASLY | Pierre, French Formula One motor racing driver who joined Alpine for the 2023 season (5) |
| JEANDAT | Jean-pierre, French racer who campaigned the machine from RMC in the 1990s. (7) |
| PLINYTHEELDER | Roman encyclopedist |
