| CALGARY | City in California associated with Cooper perhaps |
| OXNARD | US city in California associated with the strawberry industry (6) |
| SUGARY | Sweet American going up to Mr Cooper perhaps (6) |
| MINI | Car brand with Cooper and Clubman models (4) |
| SANANDREASFAULT | Geological feature of California associated with earthquakes (3,7,5) |
| PRICEWATERHOUSE | They merged with Coopers & Lybrand |
| BAKERSFIELD | City in California, US, at the southern end of the San Joaquin valley associated with the oil industry (11) |
| FREMONT | Before noon, Goan musician is in empty fort in city in California (7) |
| SANTAMONICA | City in California west of Los Angeles associated with the aircraft industry (5,6) |
| LOSANGELES | Long leases arranged in a city in California (3,7) |
| NAPA | City in California incorporated in 1872 |
| CARMEL | City in California which elected Clint Eastwood mayor in 1986 (6) |
| SANTACLARA | City in California in the centre of Silicon Valley (5,5) |
| LOS | City in California known as the 'city of angels' (3,7) |
| ANGELES | City in California known as the 'city of angels' (3,7) |
| PASADENA | City in California known as the 'City of Roses' (8) |
| ALAMEDA | City in California, US, located on two islands in San Francisco Bay (7) |
| JOSE | San ___ Silicon Valley city in California... or the capital city of Costa Rica |
| NAPPA | Soft leather used in gloves made from sheep, kid or lambskin whose name derives from a city in California, US (5) |
| FRESNO | City in California, US, in the centre of the San Joaquin Valley |
