| EPINAL | City in eastern France that is the capital of Vosges department (6) |
| VERDUN | Fortified town in north-eastern France that was scene of the longest battle in the First World War (6) |
| CLUNY | Town in the Saone-et-Loire department of eastern France that gives its name to a bobbin lace used in clothing etc. (5) |
| DIJON | City in eastern France, famous for a strong mustard (5) |
| TROYES | City in north central France that is the capital of the Aube department (6) |
| RENNES | Industrial city in France that is the capital of Brittany (6) |
| BLAISE | River in the Haute-Marne and Marne departements of northeastern France that is a tributary of the Marne |
| ALSACE | Cultural and historical region in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine (6) |
| UMTATA | Former name of Mthatha, city in Eastern Cape, South Africa, that was capital of the Transkei Bantustan (6) |
| DUNDEE | City in eastern Scotland, on the north side of the Firth of Tay (6) |
| CAEN | Industrial city in NW France that is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region |
| MAISIE | What she knew is novel, but in France that is sequential (6) |
| ANNECY | Queen goes to outskirts of city, one in Eastern France (6) |
| UNIQUE | Small university in France that is like no other (6) |
| ASMARA | Capital city in eastern Africa (pop 1 million), at a height of 7,628 feet (6) |
| OSIJEK | City in eastern Croatia, accessible by rail from the capital Zagreb (6) |
| SAINTETIENNE | City in France that is the capital of the Loire departement |
| AUXERRE | Town in central France that is the capital of Yonne department (7) |
| SAONE | Largest tributary of the Rhone River, rising in the Vosges department of NE France (5) |
| SYDNEY | City in eastern Australia (6) |
