| LANGUEDOC | The old Provencal language spoken south of the Loire (6,3) |
| CASSEROLE | From Greek for "little cup", Latin for "ladle, pan" and Old Provencal for "spoon-like container", an originally French word for a stew; or, the pot in which it is cooked (9) |
| PABIR | A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. |
| MAFA | A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. |
| MATA | A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. |
| BATA | A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. |
| DABA | A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. |
| GIDAR | A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. |
| KOLA | A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad (4) |
| STNAZAIRE | Port near the mouth of the Loire (2,7) |
| STETIENNE | French city, capital of the Loire department (2,7) |
| NANTES | Capital of the Loire-Atlantique department of W France, situated at the head of the Loire estuary (6) |
| SAINTNAZAIRE | Town in Loire-Atlantique, northwest France, on the right bank of the Loire River estuary (5-7) |
| ANJOU | Old province of the Loire valley, an English possession 1154-1204 (5) |
| HOTELIER | Supplier of accommodation with new view of the Loire (8) |
| CHATEAU | Stately French mansion such as those on the banks of the Loire |
| SILT | The sediment that will sit around top of the Loire (4) |
| SAINTETIENNE | City in France that is the capital of the Loire departement |
| SANCERRE | White wine from the eastern part of the Loire Valley (8) |
| MUSCADET | A dry white wine from the western part of the Loire region (8) |
