| NIJMEGEN | City in Gelderland, The Netherlands considered the oldest in the country (8) |
| GRANADA | City in SW Nicaragua that is the oldest in the country (7) |
| APELDOORN | City in Gelderland, the Netherlands, housing Het Loo Palace (9) |
| BODLEIAN | Main research library of the University of Oxford, one of the oldest in Europe (8) |
| KEITH | Small town in the Moray council area of Scotland with three distilleries, including Strathisla Distillery, one of the oldest in the Highlands |
| OXFORD | City whose university is the oldest in the English-speaking world |
| UPPSALA | Swedish city whose university is the oldest in the Nordic region (7) |
| EDE | City in Gelderland, Netherlands, northwest of Arnhem (3) |
| HEIDELBERG | City in Baden-Wurttemberg on the River Neckar whose university is the oldest in Germany |
| ARNHEM | City on the Rhine in the E Netherlands; capital of the province of Gelderland (6) |
| STANDREWS | Town on the east coast of Fife whose university, the oldest in Scotland, was attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales (2,7) |
| HARVARD | Ivy League research university, oldest in the United States (7) |
| ORDREDEBONTEMPS | Good Cheer in Acadia... Social club (the oldest in North America) which Samuel de Champlain establis |
| ARGOS | Greek city that's one of the oldest in Europe |
| OTAGO | The University of - is the oldest in New Zealand (5) |
| RIPON | City said to be the oldest in Britain (5) |
| COOPERATIVE | Mutual assistance to a common goal, especially an agricultural business run by its members, one such association of farmers in Soller, Mallorca is the oldest in Spain (11) |
| SWINGER | Spurs' top player could be the oldest in town? (7) |
| FOUNDERMEMBERS | The oldest in society are failing on their legs, perhaps |
| STMARGARETSCHAPEL | 12th century building, the oldest in Edinburgh (2,9,6) |
