| PERUGIA | ... European city, one bordered by Prague, loosely (7) |
| MARSEILLE | European city, one featured by magazine from another world? (9) |
| BALA | Welsh lake - one bordered by the sound of sheep (4) |
| SURINAM | Country fellow's upset about ancient city, one going under (7) |
| SCHOLAR | Sunset over high city, one learned (7) |
| NOURISH | Feed old city, one with grub found outside (7) |
| PRESTON | City one resident supports very quickly (7) |
| ROTORUA | Antipodean city one goes round with umbrella on vacation (7) |
| MEMPHIS | Ruined city, one where a King was killed and another is buried (7) |
| MILKMAN | Kelvin and Mike in Italian city - one needs a float to go to work? (7) |
| TEHERAN | The Qajar-era Golestan Palace, a World Heritage Site, is in this Middle Eastern city (one spelling) (7) |
| POMPEII | Old city, one that is suffering setback after grandeur |
| TRIPOLI | Libyan city one group's taken back without a tear |
| YOUONLY | Unfortunately, I owe unlovely city one of the 25Dn (3,4,4,5) |
| LAIUS | City, one united by Southern king of old (5) |
| ESSENTIAL | Key German city, one captured by British soldiers at length |
| MUNICH | German city, one framed by artist |
| MIAMI | American city, one circled by motorways (5) |
| YORICK | One getting about in city -one known in a play (6) |
| PLURALITY | Ancient city, one torched covered by rock layer showing diversity (9) |
