Possible Clues:

• Snail races got chaotic
• Key to criminals' language — one comes out of one's shell and is taken in
• Edible snail, something aircraft carry in east of France
• Slow mover in France is carrying burden
• Food eaten with tongs and a fork
• One making slow progress in French course -- bad mark in English obtained
• Snail, on a French menu
• Bistro appetizer
• French food unexpectedly graces the tops of our tables
• Eaten snail