| JERICHO | Ancient Palestinian city on the West Bank (pop about 18,000) (7) |
| BETHLEHEM | Small city on the West Bank (pop about 30,000), close to Jerusalem (9) |
| RAFAH | Palestinian city on the Egyptian border (5) |
| STRABANE | Small town in Northern Ireland (pop about 18,000) on the River Foyle (8) |
| PETERHEAD | Large town in the north-east (pop about 18,000), a major fishing port (9) |
| VATICAN | ___ City, seat of the Roman Catholic Church on the west bank of the River Tiber (7) |
| BETHANY | Village on the west bank of the River Jordan, home of Lazarus (7) |
| EPHESUS | Ancient major trading city on the West Coast of Asia Minor, famous for the nearby Temple of Artemis (7) |
| AJACCIO | City on the west coast of Corsica best known as the birthplace of the Emperor Napoleon |
| FORTLEE | New Jersey city on the west side of the George Washington Bridge |
| GIZA | An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo. |
| DEADSEA | Lowest body of water on the surface of the Earth, in SW Asia bordered by Israel, Jordan and the West Bank (4,3) |
| NEWNHAM | Location of tunnel close to the west bank of the River Severn (7) |
| AMORITE | Ancient Palestinian |
| SHOMRON | Request for quiet room possibly by new part of the West Bank (7) |
| VATICANCITY | The seat of the Roman Catholic Church, and an enclave in Rome, situated on the west bank of the Tiber River. (7,4) |
| HEBRON | City on the West Bank (6) |
| OMAHA | Largest city of Nebraska, in the east on the west bank of the Missouri River (5) |
| STTHOMAS | The part of Exeter on the west bank of the Exe (2,6) |
| BETHEL | Ancient town on the west bank of the Jordan near Jerusalem (6) |
