| SANJOSE | Californian city that features in the title of a 1968 Dionne Warwick hit (3,4) |
| XANADU | Summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty in China; a city that features in a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (6) |
| PELICAN | Waterbird which features in the title of a 1992 John Grishan novel (7) |
| ANAHEIM | Southern Californian city that is home of the Disneyland Resort (7) |
| CELESTA | Musical instrument that features in The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (7) |
| ISADORA | ___ Duncan, dancer who was the subject of a 1968 biopic film starring Vanessa Redgrave (7) |
| LAGER | Drink that features in the title of the 2000s sitcom that featured the characters Gaz, Donna, Janet and Jonny (5) |
| JUDE | Patron saint of lost causes, mentioned in the title of a 1968 Beatles song (4) |
| GLASSONION | Hand-blown wine bottle that's also the title of a 1968 Beatles song |
| PRUDENCE | Female name in the title of a 1968 Beatles song which was about Mia Farrow's sister (8) |
| WALKONX | Warwick hit |
| PARISTEXAS | U.S. city that features a 65-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower topped with a cowboy hat |
| SIERRAMADRE | Which California town at the foot of Mount Wilson features in the title of a 1948 Humphrey Bogart film? (6,5) |
| WALRUS | Marine mammal which features in the title of a 1967 song by The Beatles (6) |
| BLACKBIRD | An ouzel or merle esteemed for its mellow song; or, the title of a 1968 song by the "Fab Four" (9) |
| ANZIO | WWII Italian battle city and title of a 1968 Robert Mitchum movie |
| TORTOISE | Testaceous reptile such as the giant galapago that features in the opening credits of One Foot in the Grave (8) |
| LADYOFSHALOTT | Features in the title of a ballad by poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (4,2,7) |
| ALTO | Palo ___ Californian city that is a part of the Silicon Valley |
| LASVEGAS | U.S. city that features the Fountains of Bellagio (3,5) |
