| PETERBOROUGH | Cathedral city in Cambridgeshire on the River Nene (12) |
| ELY | Cathedral city in Cambridgeshire on the River Ouse |
| HUNTINGDON | Town in Cambridgeshire on the Ouse; or, the surname of character Arthur in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (10) |
| NORTHAMPTON | Town in central England on the River Nene (11) |
| WISBECH | Cambridgeshire market town on the River Nene |
| OUNDLE | An ancient market town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire (6) |
| WELLINGBOROUGH | Market town and borough in Northamptonshire on the north side of the River Nene (14) |
| COMEOUTINTHEWASH | Be clear eventually, like the river Nene? |
| THEWASH | Large estuary into which the Rivers Nene and Great Ouse flow (3,4) |
| GRAYSELEGY | It was written in a churchyard in town in Essex before, say, in city in Cambridgeshire (5,5) |
| BRYANS | His record 18lb 3oz River Nene barbel (Aug. 2016) was beaten a few weeks later (5,6) |
| NIGEL | His record 18lb 3oz River Nene barbel (Aug. 2016) was beaten a few weeks later (5,6) |
| SOLELY | Just then, left city in Cambridgeshire (6) |
| SEVERELY | Gravely cut off north of city in Cambridgeshire (8) |
| STYLE | Manner of saint backing city in Cambridgeshire |
| HAWAIIANGOOSE | Also known as the nene, the national bird of the US state where the Ironman World Championships have |
| ELTON | Peterborough's ___ Fishery on the Nene (*let on) (5) |
| RIVERISE | Tributary of the Nene, rising in a field that was part of the Battle of Naseby (5,3) |
| EDEN | UK river between Nene and Dee, on reflection (4) |
| NINETEEN | Number I catch in the turbulent Nene |
