| French clerical title |
| King's title |
| Lively French social dance |
| Fine French brandy |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |
| French wolf |
| Like a subtitled black-and-white movie in which everyone smokes and wears sunglasses |
| 15th-century French king nicknamed "the Prudent |
| Abbr. in some office titles |
| Nature's title |
| French film festival site |
| Brand name from the French for "oily chalk |
| Former French coin |
| Debater's entitlement |
| French priest's title |
| French monastery resident |
| French instructor's directive during elocution lessons |
| Bubbly title |
| A pageant winner's title |
| Bach title? |
| First word of a Beatles' album title |
| Rousseau title character |
| Basic French infinitive |
| French farewell |
| French city largely destroyed during the Normandy campaign |
| Coptic clergyman's title |
| Adventurer of 18th-century French literature |
| Michael Keaton title role, 1989 |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| French-speaking country where illegal activity runs rampant? |