| MASADA | Ancient fortification in Israel overlooking the Dead Sea, which is a World Heritage Site (6) |
| CITYWALLS | Ancient fortifications in London and York, e.g. (4,5) |
| POTALAPALACE | Iconic dzong fortress in the city of Lhasa which is a World Heritage Site since 1994: 2 wds. |
| SERENGETI | National park in Tanzania which is a World Heritage site (9) |
| KEEPS | Maintains parts of ancient fortifications (5) |
| BASSAE | Ancient Greek municipality in Arcadia; its temple of Apollo Epicurius is a World Heritage Site (6) |
| OPORTO | City in Portugal (pop about 230,000). Its centre is a World Heritage Site (1996 (6) |
| GDANSK | Port in Poland on the Baltic Sea which was the birthplace of the Solidarity movement (6) |
| ROBBEN | -- Island in South Africa became a World Heritage Site in 1999 (6) |
| ELMINA | Slave prison, now a World Heritage Site, on Ghana's Gold Coast (6,6) |
| LUBECK | City of the Hanseatic League, listed as a World Heritage Site (6) |
| ODESSA | City on the Black Sea which features the Potemkin Stairs (6) |
| BALTIC | Sea which gives Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania their collective name (6) |
| OLINDA | Brazilian city that's a World Heritage Site |
| FLORENCE | Regional capital in central Italy (pop about 400,000). Its historic centre is a World Heritage Site (8) |
| LEETIDE | In or outflowing of the sea which is running in the same direction as the wind (3,4) |
| CAUCASUS | This mountain system lies between the Black Sea (which is to its west) and the Caspian Sea (which is to its east). It reaches across parts of Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. (8) |
| ESTAING | In which picturesque French village in the north of Aveyron is the bridge over the river Lot which forms part of a world heritage site? (7) |
| WHITESEA | Inlet of the Barents Sea which is connected to the Baltic Sea by deepwater canal (5,3) |
| SCYTHIA | Ancient region north of the Black Sea which is now part of Ukraine (7) |
