| EUPEN | City in the Belgian province of Liege that is the capital of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| VERVIERS | City in the Belgian province of Liege known as Wallonia's "Water Capital" (8) |
| ARGONNE | Battles of the Meuse-___ were a major part of the Allies' final offensive in the First World War (7) |
| VERDUN | City in the Meuse department of northeastern France, site of the longest and largest battle of the First World War (6) |
| LIEGE | City in the valley of the Meuse |
| EYCK | Part of the surname of the Flemish artist who painted The Arnolfini Portrait, Ghent Altarpiece and numerous depictions of fleurs, derived from or "van" the Dutch for "oak", identifying his birthplace |
| NAMUR | Belgian province, scene of the last German offensive in the Ardennes in 1945 (5) |
| BIGBERTHA | Siege gun initially used by Germany to destroy the fortress towns of Liege and Namur in 1914 (3,6) |
| SAMBRE | Left-bank tributary of the Meuse |
| SEDAN | Commune in Ardennes, northeast France, on the Meuse River; site of a 1940 World War II battle |
| SCHELDT | (GKN) Second-longest river of Belgium after the Meuse, shared with France and the Netherlands (7) |
| CASEMENT | Sir Roger, the British diplomat who exposed atrocities in the Belgian Congo and elsewhere (8) |
| WRESTLE | Take part in combat with others on outskirts of Liege (7) |
| SELECT | Exclusive group crossing the outskirts of Liege (6) |
| APOSTLE | Preacher has a job on the outskirts of Liege (7) |
| EEL | Meat in the Belgian dish Paling in 't groen |
| ABURNTOUTCASE | Graham Greene novel set in the Belgian Congo (1,5-3,4) |
| ANS | Suburb of Liege |
| ANTWERP | There's war pent up in the Belgian port (7) |
| MONS | Capital of Belgian province Hainaut |
