One word or phrase must be translated to French for the clue to work. In Vegetable clues, the first letters of the French words, in radial order, spell COMMENT ALLEZ-VOUS. The French word is in <>.
| Clue | Radial Order | Answer | English | French |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British queen adopting lion, getting year with queen (7) | H | E(LE(<AN>)O)R | year | an |
| Cost once authors train without first of book (7) | I | EX+PENS+El (first of <livre>) | book | livre |
| Crazy week for bullies (7) | P | MEANIES (<semaine*>) | week | semaine |
| Discover one painting (Wyeth's last) (7) | O | <UNE>+ART+H | one | une |
| Except dear, it's the person with all the meat (7) | A | BUT + <CHER> | dear | cher |
| German article coming in terrible review initially thanks ennui (7) | C | BO(RED<)O+<Merci> | thanks | merci |
| Insect head featuring broken rim (7) | G | <TE(RMI*)TE> | head | tete |
| Life before ten AM missing everything at first in country (7) | M | <VIE>+TeN+AM | life | vie |
| Mix water, air, bit of sand for large landmass (7) | E | <EAU>+AIR+S* | water | eau |
| "Mostly snow," he had said naggingly? (7) | F | <NEIGe>+HED | snow | neige |
| Provide relief as wise person grabs tail of bird (7) | B | AS+S(<oiseaU>)AGE | bird | oiseau |
| Refuse to leave? Yes, mostly, with tasty nuts (7) | N | <OUi>+TSTAY* | yes | oui |
| State in one film (7) | K | AC(<ETAT>)E | state | etat |
| Summoned again to read second half quietly with a degree (7) | J | <liRE>+P+A+GED | to read | lire |
| Things that help me forget mother naked and topless… these will help fix my eyes (7) | D | <mERe>+lASERS | mother | mère |
| Whines about twice starting to damn things like this (7) | L | PU(<ZutZut>)LES | damn | zut |
| Naked, with blue scarf (5) | BA(R)BE |
| Lawmaking group mostly seated, embracing no (6) | SE(N)ATEd |
| Suspects concealing laughter, maybe? (7) | PER(HA)PS |
| Um...love dirty book (6) | VOLUME* |
| Force part of creator questions (6) | creaTORQUEstions |
| Conveyed one variable for another made less difficult (7) | RELA(X/y)ED |
| Briefly cut one in strange element (6) | CU+R(I)UM |
| Link northeast crossing with United States (5) | NE+X+US |
| It's a ruler, essentially! (4) | iTSARuler (&lit) |
| One of twelve is a baseless danger? (5) | A+PeRIL |
| Cut note with a pencil, primarily (4) | RE+A+P |
| Biden and Republican eating candy? Just the opposite (4) | P(R)EZ |
| Read about three in Rome...this seems familiar (7) | RE(TRE)AD |
| Employs our group with endless test (4) | US+tESt |
| Crazy joke article (4) | GAG+A |
| It can be difficult to navigate stunned, ignoring the walls (4) | aMAZEd |
| Fit and flat? (3) | APT (d.def) |
| Trouble on the surface? Sleep on it (4) | Z(IT)S |
| Movie about a scare (5) | P(AN)IC |
| Worshipping her sinning (how evil) (10) | ENSHRINING* |
| Touches most of Tall Trees? (7) | TALENTS (d.def) |
| Pick orange from trees hiding one man (7) | oR(I)CHARD |
| Ogre is spoiling adult parties (6) | ORGIES* |
| Heraldic band in decrepit store (5) | TORSE* |
| Stone Williams' character losing half her lines (5) | STELlA |
| Change a Ratatouille character with a different identity? (5 3) | ALTER EGO (d.def) |
| Imagines steel core in weights (6) | DR(E)AMS |
| Steps more like Cheryl of Charlie's Angels? (6) | LADDER (d.def) |
| Sacred destinations… home to the most embarrassed (7) | sacREDDESTinations |
| My high school includes last of stupidest legends (5) | MY(T)HS |