| REDI | Italian naturalist Francesco |
| ASSISI | Home of Francesco - idiot Italian, yes, Italian (6) |
| BAGNAIA | Francesco "Pecco" .... , Italian motorcycle racer. (7) |
| TOSTI | Sir Francesco Paolo --, 1846-1916, Italian-born composer (5) |
| PRIMATICCIO | Francesco, 16th Century Italian artist associated with the First School of Fontainebleau (11) |
| PETRARCH | Francesco ?, 14th-century Italian poet known for the Rime Sparse (8) |
| MOLINARI | Francesco -, Italian golfer; 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament winner (8) |
| MAIOLICA | Tin-glazed Italian pottery such as that made by Francesco Xanto Avelli (8) |
| VILLA | Francesco, one of two Italian racing brothers who founded a mainly off-road manufacturer of their own. (5) |
| MALIPIERO | Gian Francesco ___, Italian composer whose operas include Giulio Cesare and Antonio e Cleopatra |
| PERONI | Francesco, Italian brewer who founded a beer company in 1846 in Lombardy (6) |
| GRIMALDI | Francesco Maria -, 1618-1663, Italian physicist and astronomer (8) |
| SARTO | Italian word for "tailor", which is the epithet of the Florentine painter Andrea d'Agnolo di Francesco di Luca, whose frescos include The Journey of the Magi and The Nativity of the Virgin (5) |
| MOSER | Francesco ..... , Italian cyclist; 1978 Volta a Catalunya and 1984 Giro d'Italia winner (5) |
| ROSI | "Eboli" director Francesco |
| GINA | Francesco Cilea opera |
| RAGU | Francesco Rinaldi alternative |
| AMICO | Friend of Francesco |
| PREGO | Francesco Rinaldi rival |
| GOYA | Francesco de ---, Sp. court painter |
