| AIXLACHAPELLE | French name for Aachen, a German city and spa (3-2-8) |
| AACHEN | German city and spa for which the French name is Aix-la-Chapelle |
| EINE | Aachen A |
| PAS | Step out of spa (3) |
| AIXENPROVENCE | City and spa in S.E. France which was the medieval capital of Provence (3-2-8) |
| ALLINWRESTLER | He gives a gripping performance with nothing barred (3-2, 8) |
| LAWOFAVERAGES | A wolf turning means something's bound to happen, according to this (3, 2, 8) |
| ARCDETRIOMPHE | European landmark in Paris, dirt cheap to renovate (3, 2, 8) |
| OUTOFPRACTICE | Rusty (3-2-8) |
| AIX | -- -la-Chapelle, French name for Aachen (3) |
| SARAGOTA | City and spa, in New York State, also known for its summer race meetings (8,7) |
| SPRINGS | City and spa, in New York State, also known for its summer race meetings (8,7) |
| ROTORUA | City and spa resort on North Island, New Zealand, noted for its geothermal activity (7) |
| ECHOPRAXIA | Regressive Provence city and spa are about to cut irrational copying |
| ALLIER | Department in central France that includes the city and spa resort of Vichy (6) |
| HANGOVER | Gallon swallowed in German city and its result (8) |
| BONNET | Part of a car in German city and in France (6) |
| SARATOGASPRINGS | Upstate New York city and spa |
| FLAMBE | French term for cooking technique involving flaming brandy; Chester's Canaletto restaurant at the Mill Hotel and Spa earned a reputation for steak cooked in this style (6) |
| ESSENTIAL | Extremely important it comes back between German city and Alabama (9) |
