| RIVIERA | The French ___ (Cote D'Azur) (7) |
| FOREIGN | The French _ Legion, army corps in the novel Beau Geste (7) |
| STARTLE | Begin with the French ___ and make them jump! (7) |
| ANTIBES | French resort on the Cote d'Azur between Cannes and Nice (7) |
| NICOISE | Salade -; dish of tomatoes, black olives, tuna, anchovies and hard-boiled eggs, named after a city on the Cote d'Azur (7) |
| BANDEAU | Bikini outlawed, we're told, in water around Cote d'Azur |
| MONACO | Sovereign principality located along the Mediterranean Sea in the midst of the resort area of the Cote d'Azur, or French Riviera. (6) |
| OPEN | The French ___ (tennis tournament that starts today) |
| DISPATCH | The French ____, 2021 comedy film directed by Wes Anderson (8) |
| LIEUTENANTS | The French ___ Woman, novel and film (11) |
| NICE | French city considered the capital of the Cote d'Azur, site of the Promenade des Anglais (4) |
| BAUDELAIRE | British poet falling short against the French ___ there's atmosphere in that Parisian versifier (10) |
| ALPS | The French ___ |
| LIEUTENANT | British romantic drama starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons, The French _'s Woman (10) |
| CIRCUMFLEX | Mark placed over a vowel such as that over the o in French location the Cote d"Azur (10) |
| CANNESOPENERS | Starting acts in a French city on the Cote d'Azur? |
| ETE | When tourism in the Cote d'Azur is the highest |
| CANNES | Resort on the Cote d'Azur that hosts an annual film festival along the Croisette (6) |
| ELLA | "___ & Duke at the Cote D'Azur" (1966 jazz album) |
| ETES | Busy times on the Cote d'Azur |
