| LANGUEDOC | --Roussillon; stretching from Provence to the Pyrenees (Rhone valley to the Spanish border), a French area forming part of Occitanie (9) |
| LANGUEDOCROUSSILLON | French region extending from the Rhone delta to the Spanish border (9-10) |
| VEGETATION | Centre in Provence to obtain a note on growing things (10) |
| SIRVENTE | Verse form used by the troubadours of Provence to satirise political themes (8) |
| LIONS | The Gulf of -- is a bay of the Mediterranean between the Spanish border and Toulon (5) |
| DREDGER | At the border, a doctor has the right to arrange a bottom-of-the-harbour deal (7) |
| GLOUCESTER | With the Cotswolds to its east and the Wye Valley to its west, city with a cathedral whose cloisters were used as a location in three Harry Potter films (10) |
| GENEVA | A city in South West Switzerland, in the Rhone valley, the headquarters of the International Red Cross (6) |
| MISTRAL | A strong cold dry wind that blows through the Rhone valley and southern France to the Mediterranean coast (7) |
| CEZANNE | Artist from Provence whose paintings include The Basket of Apples, The Bathers, The Peppermint Bottle and Still Life with a Ginger Jar and Eggplants (7) |
| WHITENED | A little valley to the west brushed with snow? |
| ANDORRA | One of the smallest countries in the world situated on the French/Spanish border |
| BOARS | The reintroduction of which animals to the Pyrenees has angered French sheep farmers? (5) |
| CHATEAUNEUF | _-du-Pape, a dry red or white wine from the Rhone valley near Avignon (11) |
| PERPIGNAN | City of southern France near the Spanish border (9) |
| BIARRITZ | French resort near the Spanish border (8) |
| GRAVELLED | Gloomy valley to the left covered with stones |
| DOLGELLAU | Welsh community presenting log hewn in valley to the French |
| ELAPID | Snake Greek character found in valley to the north |
| CALLEDIN | Murderer crossing valley to the west made brief visit |
