| DEDHAMVALE | Area on the Essex/ Suffolk border associated with the painter Constable (6,4) |
| STURMER | A village on the Essex-Suffolk border after a which a cultivar of heritage apple is named (7) |
| CANVAS | What the yacht needs is associated with the painter (6) |
| OPART | Visual style associated with the painter Bridget Riley (2,3) |
| STOUR | River flowing east along the Essex/suffolk border (5) |
| NAZE | What word meaning "headland" is also the name of a particular headland on the Essex coast of the North Sea where a tower, built in 1721, still stands? (4) |
| BINISSALAM | Town in central Mallorca in the district of Raiguer, it is the largest wine-growing area on the island (10) |
| DEPRESSION | The blue area on the weather map? (10) |
| MAYONNAISE | Dressing area on the west side for Sienna Cook (10) |
| RIVERBASIN | Amazon Books heading to a school in specific catchment area on the coast (5,5) |
| SUDBURY | Market town in Suffolk, on the River Stour near the Essex border (7) |
| MATISSE | Friend is in on Saturday with the painter (7) |
| YES | Confirm that Rick Wakeman lives on the Norfolk-Suffolk border? (3) |
| DISS | Norfolk market town near the Suffolk border (4) |
| DRIFT | Meaning to dispense with the painter (5) |
| SERPENT | The Essex ___ series based on Sarah Perry's eponymous novel starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston on Apple TV+ |
| PRINCIPALITYOFSEALAND | The "micronation" consisting of HM Fort Roughs, off the Essex coast |
| JOHN | British painter. Constable for example? |
| EASIER | 1963 hit for The Essex: "___ Said Than Done" |
| THESNOWGOOSE | Paul Gallico novel set in the Essex marshes (3,4,5) |