| 100% | NEZ | 3 | French for nose, like in glasses that pinch it |
| 41% | PSG | 3 | French soccer club that won its first Champions League title in 2025, for short |
| 39% | COCOCHANEL | 10 | French fashion designer and namesake of the brand that was founded in 1909 and is known for its perfume No. 5: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ELLA | 4 | Girl's name that sounds like French for "she has it" |
| 37% | LIGHTBULB | 9 | Glass lamp that mimics sun for fish in tanks |
| 37% | VOUS | 4 | French word for "you" that is the "V" in "RSVP" |
| 37% | SOGGY | 5 | Like cereal that's been in milk for a while |
| 37% | CONFIT | 6 | French term for cooking meat slowly in its own fat |
| 36% | HOHENLINDEN | 11 | Battle of —, 1800 conflict of the French Revolutionary Wars that took place east of Munich and resulted in victory for France over Austria and its allies |
| 36% | DIPDYED | 7 | Like hair that looks like it's been dunked in color |
| 36% | CINQ | 4 | French cardinal that sounds like it's gone to the bottom? |
| 36% | NEE | 3 | French word for "born" that may appear in a marriage announcement |
| 36% | FLU | 3 | Bug that sounds like it was in the air? |
| 36% | TURTLE | 6 | Reptile that lives in its shell and likes water |
| 36% | BOOGALOO | 8 | Genre for "I Like It Like That" |
| 36% | NIECE | 5 | Word for a relative that sounds like a French city |
| 36% | STY | 3 | Room that looks like a bomb went off in it |
| 35% | BED | 3 | Word that looks like its meaning when written in lowercase |
| 35% | TERROIR | 7 | French-derived term for the regional factors that give a wine its character |
| 35% | NOME | 4 | Alaskan city that sounds like it belongs in a 41-Down |
| 35% | TVMA | 4 | Like a show that's not for kids, in short (Hyph.) |
| 35% | PIC | 3 | ___ du Midi, mountain in the French Pyrenees known for its observatory |
| 35% | XXXXXX | 6 | Creature whose creation can mean death for those trapped in it |
| 35% | SVU | 3 | "Law & Order: ___" (show that's in its 19th season, for short) |
| 35% | MARDIGRAS | 9 | Name in French for the feast that precedes Lent |
| 34% | ARDEN | 5 | Shakespeare's fictional forest that "As You Like It" is set in |
| 34% | SRO | 3 | Like a show that's hard to get tickets for, in brief |
| 34% | ACAI | 4 | Palm tree cultivated for its fruit that's black-purple in color |
| 34% | TIE | 3 | ___ tack, tiny fastener for a formal neckpiece that helps hold it in place |
| 34% | CLIO | 4 | Award that Burger King won in 2019 for its "The Whopper Detour" promotion |