| NEUCHATEL | Town, lake and canton in French-speaking Switzerland |
| ZURICH | City and canton in north-east Switzerland (6) |
| GENEVA | Largest city of French-speaking Switzerland (6) |
| CUCKOODETAT | Official bird of French-speaking Switzerland? |
| BLED | Town, lake and castle, a Slovenian tourist destination |
| CANAL | Old town lake and waterway (5) |
| AUBERGE | Inn in French-speaking country (7) |
| OUI | Yes, in French-speaking countries |
| GENDARME | A paramilitary police officer in French-speaking countries (8) |
| LUGANO | Town and lake in Italian-speaking Switzerland (6) |
| SURETE | Police criminal invest-igation department in French speaking countries - U-trees (anag) (6) |
| TICINO | Containing parts of Lake Maggiore, a predominantly Italian-speaking canton in Switzerland, capital Bellinzona (6) |
| PLAYINGCARDS | In German-speaking Switzerland, these may be bells, shields, roses or acorns |
| ZUG | Canton in central Switzerland which joined the Swiss Confederation in 1352 (3) |
| GATUN | Town, lake, or dam in Panama |
| APPENZELL | A canton in the northeast of Switzerland, entirely surrounded by the canton of St Gallen |
| SION | Capital of Valais canton in Switzerland (4) |
| AARGAU | Canton in Northern Switzerland (6) |
| URI | Canton in central Switzerland |
| LISBURN | Town lake is subject to combustion (7) |
