| CIRQUE | Half circle that in France is deep round hollow (6) |
| UNIQUE | One that, in France, is matchless (6) |
| MOQUETTE | Pile that in France is driven into mound |
| VELAZQUEZ | Innocent painter that in France is among unknowns supporting soft palates |
| BOURSE | Stock exchange in a non-English-speaking country, such as that in France now known as Euronext Paris (6) |
| QUEBEC | City that in France be by the sea, say (6) |
| REJECT | Don't accept that in France I could make cert of it (6) |
| BUBBLE | Round, hollow film of liquid (6) |
| BROODY | Rose, half hidden in the trunk, is deep in anxious thought (6) |
| IMPEDE | Retard Philistine is deep in trouble (6) |
| ESPIED | Is deep in trouble to be plainly seen (6) |
| GHETTO | see 15ac, Song written by Mac Davis, originally titled The Vicious Circle, that was a hit for Elvis Presley in 1969 |
| QUOITS | Circle that square rings and rings |
| METEOR | Indicator contains circle that generates dazzling light |
| KNIFED | Cut grand definitive half circles |
| PUDDINGBASIN | A deep, round bowl that is used in the kitchen, especially for mixing or cooking (7,5) |
| QUINQUEREME | Ancient craft that in France and Middle East's retained in doubt briefly |
| COQUETS | Flirts that in France you'll find in beds |
| UNTIL | To the time that, in France, a bed is turned (5) |
| NICE | Delicate new diamonds -- in round hollow case (4) |
