| ASUR | An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria. |
| ASSUR | An ancient Assyrian city |
| ASSYR | Ancient city state on the River Tigris that was the first or traditional capital of the Assyrian emp |
| IRAQ | Country served by the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (4) |
| MOSUL | City of northern Iraq on the river Tigris which includes the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh (5) |
| NINEVEH | The ancient capital of Assyria, on the River Tigris (7) |
| ASHUR | The ancient capital of Assyria, located on the River Tigris (5) |
| BAGHDAD | Capital of Iraq, on the River Tigris, with a population of more than 7 million (7) |
| ELAM | Ancient kingdom east of the River Tigris (4) |
| CTESIPHON | Ancient city on River Tigris destroyed in 7th and 8th centuries AD (9) |
| THRUSH | The international criminal organisation and traditional enemy of Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, agents of The Man From UNCLE |
| SENNACHERIB | King of Assyria (c. 705-681 BC) who rebuilt the city of Nineveh and made it his capital (11) |
| CHEESE | Bread and -; traditional or regional name for the young, spring leaves and unopened buds of the hawthorn (6) |
| BEE | "... and for the ___ that is in the land of Assyria" (Isa |
| ISLE | Fair -; noted for seabirds and traditional knitwear, the most remote of the UK's inhabited land masses (4) |
| SLOWFOOD | Founded by Carlo Petrini and advocated by the Prince of Wales, a movement promoting seasonal, sustainable, locally-sourced produce and traditional cookery (4,4) |
| HIGHLANDGAMES | Event in the north of Scotland including caber tossing, bagpiping and traditional dancing (8,5) |
| LATIN | Language of ancient Rome and traditional Catholic mass (5) |
| ISHMAEL | Son of Abraham and traditional ancestor of Mohammed (7) |
| ISHTAR | Ancient Assyrian goddess of love and war (6) |
