| BALKAN | --- Mountains, mountain range extending across Bulgaria from the Black Sea to the Western border (6) |
| GENGHISKHAN | Mongol ruler whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific (7,4) |
| ALPS | Mountain range extending across eight countries (4) |
| URAL | ___ Mountains, mountain range through Russia |
| SOVIETUNION | Former northern Eurasian empire (1917/22-1991) stretching from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean. (6,5) |
| SNAKES | Winds from the poles reaching lakes beyond the western border (6) |
| ANCHOR | A popular stop-off point on the Trans-Pennine Trail, Altrincham's Rope and ___ is perfectly placed on the walking and cycling route that links the North Sea to the Irish Sea (6) |
| STEPPE | Treeless plain that stretches from the Caspian Sea to the Ukraine, the Pontic ... |
| ODESSA | Sight from the Black Sea |
| AEGEAN | The sea to the west of the Dardanelles |
| MEDUSA | Fabled figure from sea to the west of America (6) |
| WEDGES | They hold back movement on the western borders (6) |
| GENTOO | One of three species of Pygoscelis, this penguin is distinguished by the white stripe extending across its head like a bonnet |
| BALTIC | Sea to the west of Estonia |
| CAESAR | Emperor's carriage crossing sea to the north |
| RHODOPE | The --- Mountains, range extending along the border between Bulgaria and Greece (7) |
| HADRIANSWALL | A Roman fortification extending across England from the Solway Firth to the mouth of the River Tyne (8,4) |
| APPALACHIANS | Mountain range extending from Quebec province to Alabama (12) |
| IONIANSEA | Bay of the Mediterranean Sea, connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north (6,3) |
| NAMIB | A cool coastal desert extending for 1,200 miles (1,900 km) along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Angola southward across Namibia to the Western Cape province of South Africa. |
