| PIECEDERESISTANCE | Slice of cake that a dieter doesn't eat, en francais? |
| COQAUVIN | Dish cooked in vacuo queen's eat en (3,2,3) |
| SLIVER | Word for a thin bit, whether a chip of petit four, flake of almond, slice of cake, wafer of cheese, shred of hope or a shard of light under one's door (6) |
| PICNIC | A piece of cake that might be served on a blanket? |
| BUNDT | Type of cake that has a hole in the middle |
| ICE | Decorate top of cake that is outside (3) |
| BREEZE | Piece of cake that might produce wind (6) |
| PRIXFIXE | Auto race that's rigged, en francais? |
| FROSTS | Improves the appearance of cakes that are disappointments? (6) |
| TOURDEFORCE | Inspect a police department, en francais? |
| PASDEDEUX | Father of twins, en francais? |
| TOUJOURSLAMOUR | 'The western is here to stay,' en francais? |
| SANGFROID | Played the lead in 'Oh, Sigmund!' en francais? |
| DEFENSEDEFUMER | "This team's tackling ability stinks," en francais? |
| CONTRETEMPS | Opposed to part-time help, en francais? |
| CULDESAC | Root through one's purse, en francais? |
| SLAB | Thick slice of cake or piece of chocolate; or, a large flat paving stone for a patio, path or terrace (4) |
| BASRELIEF | Christmas without Scrooge, en francais? |
| LAGRANDEJATTE | The Concorde, en francais? |
| PAREXCELLENCE | Golfer's goal, en francais? |
