| PERPIGNAN | City in South France, the historic capital of Roussillon (9) |
| BEAUNE | Small town in Cote d'Or in South France, in the centre of the Burgundy wine industries (6) |
| BURGOS | Spanish city, the historic capital of Castile (6) |
| INCA | Cusco was the historic capital of this empire |
| CANNES | South France resort |
| ROUEN | The historic capital city of Normandy on the River Seine |
| LANGUEDOC | ___ Roussillon, a region in the south of France, capital Montpelier (9) |
| CHIPOLATA | Leader of historic capital manoeuvring around old banger (9) |
| MOSTAR | Chief city and historic capital of Herzegovina, in the south on the Neretva River (6) |
| UDAIPUR | City in Rajasthan, India; historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar (7) |
| LAMPSHADE | In France, the politicians possessed English item of decor (9) |
| AVIGNON | Situated on the left bank of the Rhone and known for a children's song about a bridge, a historic capital of Provence (7) |
| SCONE | Historic capital of the Picts in ancient Scotland; from it a coronation stone has been taken, last used as Charles III was crowned (5) |
| GHENT | Belgian city and historic capital of Flanders (5) |
| MONTPELLIER | City of southern France, capital of Languedoc-Roussillon (11) |
| FIREALARM | In France, the slicing weapon's reason for 999 call? (4,5) |
| PAMPLONA | Historic capital of Spain's Navarre region that hosts an annual bull run (8) |
| ARRAS | Historic capital of Artois |
| WROCLAW | Historic capital of Silesia (7) |
| ATHENIAN | Citizen of historic capital city in southern Europe (pop about 3 million) (8) |
