| VERONA | City in northern Italy (pop about 260,000), with a 12th century cathedral (6) |
| LAREDO | City in southern Texas (pop 260,000), founded in 1755 (6) |
| CREMONA | City in northern Italy (pop about 70,000), with a 12th century cathedral (7) |
| MODENA | City in northern Italy (pop about 185,000), with a university founded in 1175 (6) |
| TRENTO | City in northern Italy (pop about 120,000), ceded to Italy in 1919 (6) |
| MANTUA | Small city in northern Italy (pop about 50,000), designated the Italian City of Culture in 2017 (6) |
| SIENA | Provincial capital in Tuscany (pop about 55,000), with a 12th century cathedral (5) |
| CHICHESTER | City in West Sussex with a 12th century cathedral (10) |
| WELLS | Somerset city with a 12th century cathedral (5) |
| EXETER | City in south-west England (pop 130,000), with a 13th century cathedral (6) |
| CATHAR | Member of a 12th century and 13th century Christian sect in Provence who believed the material world was evil (6) |
| GERONA | City in N.E. Spain housing a 14th century cathedral (6) |
| TENNIS | A 12th-century game "jeu de paume" meaning "game of the palm" evolved into what? (6) |
| SENIOR | Term for a 12th grade student in a U.S. high school (6) |
| LLANDAFF | District of Cardiff housing a 12th-century cathedral (8) |
| TRIESTE | Seaport city in northern Italy (pop about 200,000), close to the border with Slovenia (7) |
| BERGAMO | City in northern Italy (pop about 125,000), founded in 49 BC (7) |
| GENOESE | Relating to a regional capital in northern Italy (pop about 580,000), a major seaport (7) |
| MILAN | City in northern Italy (pop about 1.4 million), a major centre of the fashion industry (5) |
| RAVENNA | A provincial capital in northern Italy (pop about 350,000), a UNESCO World Heritage Site (7) |
