| NOVOSIBIRSK | A city in West Central Russia, on the River Ob, the largest city in Siberia (11) |
| RYBINSK | A city in Central Russia, on the River Volga; an important river port (7) |
| TULA | Industrial city in central Russia on the River Upa (4) |
| PARA | (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered. |
| OMSK | Third-largest city in Siberia; adding a T to the start would give another Siberian city (4) |
| CHELYABINSK | Industrial city in south west Russia on the River Miass (11) |
| SMOLENSK | City on the Dnieper River in west central Russia first mentioned in 863 AD (8) |
| GUADALAJARA | A city in West Mexico; capital of Jalisco State (11) |
| UFA | City in west central Russia (3) |
| TOURS | A city in west central France, on the River Loire (5) |
| URALS | Mountain system in west central Russia, the highest peak of which is Mount Narodnaya (5) |
| IRTYSH | Which 4200km river in central Asia is the main tributary of the River Ob? (6) |
| WORCESTER | Cathedral city in west central England, on the River Severn (9) |
| GLASGOW | City in West Central Scotland on the River Clyde (7) |
| TEPIC | A city in west central Mexico. |
| LIMOGES | City in west-central France, noted for the production of porcelain (7) |
| URAL | A river in Central Russia, rising in mountains of the same name and flowing south to the Caspian Sea (4) |
| TOMSK | A city in central Russia; one of the oldest cities in Siberia (5) |
| ROSTOV | Port in Russia, on the River Don, 30 miles from the Sea of Azov |
| IRKUTSK | City in Siberia, Russia on the Angara River (7) |
