Solutions An arresting Frenchman has 9 entries with similar clues

• 5-letter words
• creekFrenchman's ......, Daphne Du Maurier novel
• 6-letter words
• chaisecarriage providing a seat for the frenchman
• pierreState capital that sounds a bit like a Frenchman
• 7-letter words
• sidearmpistol, say, improperly raised by frenchman
• 8-letter words
• hands-upArresting sheriff's command in high noon
• 9-letter words
• la-patrieFrance to a Frenchman
• stopthiefan arresting cry, perhaps
• constableartist who has an arresting power?
• 11-letter words
• showstopperArresting performance