| ERFURT | German town where father in fact has returned |
| AWINNING | First in the naturalist 100m dash? In fact has a series of firsts!... (1,7,6) |
| STREAK | First in the naturalist 100m dash? In fact has a series of firsts!... (1,7,6) |
| CAMSHAFT | Part of engine's mass in fact has broken (8) |
| HEIDELBERG | German town where ornithologists observe, say, bird circling round lake |
| LANDAU | Which type of early luxury convertible four-wheel carriage is named after the German town where it w |
| SPAIN | Country where father is caught in immoral action (5) |
| STAIR | Where father resides in sin abroad? (5) |
| JAPAN | Country where father is in January (5) |
| ARMENIA | Where Father Christmas is called Gaghant Baba |
| PAGODA | Temple where father is filled with a divine spirit (6) |
| SANTACRUZ | Where Father Christmas goes on holiday, reportedly? (5,4) |
| PERUSE | Study where Father digests The Independent (6) |
| PRIESTSHOLE | Where father hid pistols? Here, possibly |
| PORTAUPRINCE | Where father-and-son Duvaliers occupied a presidential palace |
| PARSONAGE | Family members are getting on, embracing right where father lives |
| NORTH | ___ Pole, where Father Christmas lives (5) |
| PARIS | Where father takes teacher aback (5) |
| MOLOKAI | Island where Father Damien cared for lepers |
| PARAGON | Model of excellence where father managed to maintain progress |