| EPICIER | The French term for a grocer |
| PLIE | What is the French term for a ballerina's knee-bend? (4) |
| HOTELDIEU | French term for a hospital for the poor and needy run by the Catholic Church (5-4) |
| RENDU | With "compte", a French term for a statement of account, a formal record or minute or a short book review (5) |
| BIDON | Word, from a French term for a shanty town made from oil drums, for a cyclist's water bottle (5) |
| AGREGE | French term for a person successful in a competitive examination for teaching posts (6) |
| PAPILLOTE | En -; French term for a method in which fish, vegetables or poultry are cooked in a paper bag with w |
| AUGRATIN | French term for a dish with a topping of browned breadcrumbs and cheese (2,6) |
| CLEF | Roman a -; French term for a novel in which real people are depicted under assumed names (4) |
| LOVEAPPLE | *Translation of "pomme d'amour," the old French term for a tomato |
| EBAUCHE | French term for a sketch or primary laying-in of an artwork's rough outlines; or, a basic or uncompleted watch movement in horology (7) |
| AMUSEGUEULE | French term for a small savoury item served as a pre- meal appetiser (5-6) |
| POURRI | Pot-__, French term for a mixture of dried plants chosen for their scents (6) |
| DANSEUSE | French term for a ballerina or female terpsichorean (8) |
| TELEFERIQUE | French term for a light aerial cable car |
| ABBE | French term for a Catholic clergyman (4) |
| DEVOIR | French term for a duty or educational exercise |
| ELEVE | French term for a student (5) |
| NEGOCIANT | French term for a wine merchant or wholesaler (9) |
| ASPERGOUR | French term for a holy-water sprinkler (9) |
