Piece of furniture from French king

The answer to “Piece of furniture from French king” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is DESK — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 12, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 10-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Piece of furniture from French king” answer

DESK (4 letters)

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Why the answer is DESK

Look for a compact work surface hiding in a phrase about French royalty. 👑

What does DESK mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of DESK is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Piece of furniture from French king” appeared?

The Times Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 12, 2026 (most recent) → DESK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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