| GLOS | Abbreviated name of the county in which Moreton-in-Marsh is located (4) |
| OXON | Abbreviated name of the county in which Bicester and Didcot are located (4) |
| BEACHCOMBER | Humorous Daily Express column written by JB Moreton in 1924-75 (11) |
| MARSH | Moreton-in-___, Gloucestershire station (5) |
| LNER | Abbreviated name of the second largest of the 'Big Four' railway companies created by the Railways Act of 1921 in Britain |
| SEPT | Abbreviated name of the month in which Goodwood Revival is held (4) |
| XMAS | The Greek letter Chi is used as a symbol in this abbreviated name of the Christian festive season |
| SASK | Abbreviated name of the Canadian province with the capital Regina (4) |
| NASA | Abbreviated name of the agency that implemented the Apollo missions that landed men on the Moon (1,1,1,1) |
| NOTTS | Abbreviated name of the county famous for the legends of Robin Hood and as the site of Sherwood Fore |
| LANCS | In brief, the county in which most of the Forest of Bowland is located (5) |
| MARK | Appointed in April last year, businessman ___ Mitchell is the 606th High Sheriff of the county, a secular post that dates back more than 1,100 years; his Lexus, Mitchell Mazda and Mitchell Skoda showr |
| SLIGO | Name of the county of northwestern Ireland in which Yeats's Innisfree is located (5) |
| GCHQ | Abbreviated name of the UK's intelligence agency operating from a giant top-secret "Doughnut" (1,1,1,1) |
| KENT | 1978 winners of the County Championship in cricket (4) |
| RSPB | Titchwell Marsh is a ... reserve (1.1.1.1.) |
| SUSS | Attempt to work out two thirds of the county (4) |
| AVON | Rising star of the county (4) |
| WILT | Decline seen in most of the county |
| ELAN | Some business expenses for one of the county set (5) |
