| CHAPEAU | Chevalier's trademark, cheap forged metal (7) |
| STRAWHAT | Chevalier trademark |
| BOATERS | Hats like Maurice Chevalier's |
| VERMEER | Jan ___, Dutch painter featured in Tracy Chevalier's novel Girl with a Pearl Earring |
| LEHAVRE | Corrupt chevalier's heading off, abandoning one French city (2,5) |
| THELADY | 2003 novel by Tracy Chevalier (3,4,3,3,7) |
| BURNING | 2007 novel by Tracy Chevalier (7,6) |
| MAURICE | ___ Chevalier, 1930s French actor and singer (7) |
| LAMARCK | Chevalier de ___, 1744-1829, French naturalist (7) |
| EARRING | Based on the masterpiece of artist Johannes Vermeer is the historical novel by Tracy Chevalier, Girl |
| NAMEPLATE | Forged metal pane or plaque with handle (4-5) |
| WROUGHTIRON | (Tough) forged metal |
| AMULET | Uranium detected in forged metal talisman (6) |
| TITANIUM | Unit I'm at forged metal (8) |
| SHAVE | Remove Vandyke relic from chevaliers (5) |
| SYRIA | Middle Eastern country that contains the medieval castle Krak des Chevaliers (5) |
| MIMI | One of Maurice Chevalier's signature songs |
| JANVERMEER | Dutch painter featured in Tracy Chevalier's novel Girl with a Pearl Earring |
| ANDTHEUNICORN | 2003 novel by Tracy Chevalier (3,4,3,3,7) |
| THELADYAND | 2003 novel by Tracy Chevalier (3,4,3,3,7) |
