Crossword puzzle clue "wheezy one"

suffering from asthma

for the reason that

(French) a trinket, a jewel

a tree of genus Castanea, esp. the Spanish or sweet chestnut; its edible nut, also CHESNUT

to preserve with salt

to put in a packing box

(colloquial) an old person or thing, also OLDIE

(French) a rattling sound from a diseased lung