| NIJMEGEN | Ancient Dutch city (pop about 170,000), close to the German border, founded in 98 AD (8) |
| LAREDO | City of southern Texas, on the Mexican border, founded in 1755 (6) |
| OLDWIVESTALES | Fanciful beliefs of ancient Dutch origin? |
| LEIDEN | Dutch city (pop about 125,000), with a university founded in 1575 (6) |
| UTRECHT | Dutch city (pop about 350,000), with a 14th century gothic cathedral (7) |
| HUELVA | City in SW Spain near the Portuguese border founded by Carthaginians (6) |
| KINDERGARTEN | Family close to the German government aren't embarrassed by one of those teaching an early lesson (1 |
| NERVA | First of the Five Good Emperors of Rome, succeeded by his adopted son Trajan in 98 AD (5) |
| TRAJAN | Spanish-born emperor of Rome who succeeded Nerva in 98 AD (6) |
| KERKRADE | City in the Netherlands on the German border which is one of the oldest coal-mining centres in Europe (8) |
| MANNHEIM | German city (pop about 310,000) on the confluence of the Rhine and the Neckar (8) |
| GENEVESE | Relating to a Swiss city (pop about 200,000), home to the WHO (8) |
| BERLINER | Citizen of European capital city (pop about 4 million), founded in the 12th century (8) |
| ERLANGEN | Bavarian city (pop about 115,000), founded in the early 11th century (8) |
| ASUNCION | South American capital city (pop about 525,000), founded in 1537 (8) |
| VIENNESE | Citizen of a European capital city (pop about 2 million), founded in 360 BC (8) |
| SALZBURG | Austrian city in state of the same name near German border (8) |
| HELSINKI | European capital city (pop about 560,0000), founded in 1550 (8) |
| PRETORIA | South African city (pop about 750,000), the country's administrative capital (8) |
| VALENCIA | Spanish city (pop about 750,000), once the capital of a Moorish kingdom (8) |
