| GRUYERE | A firm yellow cheese of Switzerland and France (7) |
| CHEDDAR | A kind of smooth firm yellow cheese from southwest England (7) |
| RHONE | River of Switzerland and France that flows into the Mediterranean Sea (5) |
| FROMAGE | And 33 Fresh soft unripened cheese of northern French and southern Belgian origin, similar to the German quark (7,5) |
| STILTON | Cheese of higher standing? (7) |
| EPICURE | New Zealand pale yellow cheese |
| GENEVA | Lake --- is a body of water between Switzerland and France (6) |
| FRANC | Standard monetary and currency unit of Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
| RHINE | River of western Europe that forms part of Germany's border with Switzerland and France (5) |
| ALPENHORN | An instrument used by cowherds in the mountains of Switzerland and elsewhere (9) |
| MATTERHORN | Mountain on border of Switzerland and Italy (10) |
| STOA | Corridor linking capitals of Switzerland and Austria? (4) |
| LEMAN | Lake ___, separating Switzerland and France |
| BANANA | One of a bunch or hand of yellow plantain-like fruits synonymous with the "big cheese" of an organisation (6) |
| QUARK | Fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet (5) |
| GLOUCESTER | Get clues, or crackers and cheese of a sort (10) |
| LIMBURGER | A semi-soft European pale-yellow cheese with a very strong smell and flavour (9) |
| EDAM | Dairy wonder from Holland in the form of a flattened sphere or globe of red wax-clad mild yellow cheese (4) |
| EMMENTAL | Yellow cheese with large holes named after a valley in Switzerland |
| BRIES | Fresh soft unripened cheese of northern French and southern Belgian origin, similar to the German quark (7,5) |
