| LISBURN | City seen as the birthplace of the Irish linen industry |
| MOULINROUGE | Parisian cabaret seen as the birthplace of the can-can |
| ATHENS | European city seen as the cradle of Western civilisation (6) |
| HOTOFFTHEPRESS | Just published rotten article skewering place where one might find Irish linen |
| LOOMS | On which Irish linens are made |
| AJACCIO | City on the west coast of Corsica best known as the birthplace of the Emperor Napoleon |
| RIPON | Wisconsin city billed as the "Birthplace of the Republican Party" |
| BROWNSEA | ____ Island, one in Poole Harbour noted as the birthplace of the Scouting movement (8) |
| INDIA | Which country is recognised as the birthplace of the number zero? (5) |
| MOULIN | Paris cabaret built in 1889, famous as the birthplace of the can-can dance (6,5) |
| ROUGE | Paris cabaret built in 1889, famous as the birthplace of the can-can dance (6,5) |
| BIELEFELD | German city, historically the centre of the Ravensberg linen industry (9) |
| TRIER | German city in the Moselle wine region noted as the birthplace of Karl Marx (5) |
| CHARLOTTETOWN | City known as "The Birthplace of Confederation" |
| NIMES | This historic French city is regarded as the birthplace of denim. (5) |
| ELTHAM | Area of London famous as the birthplace of Bob Hope |
| ORAN | Algerian city known as the birthplace of rai |
| EISENACH | City in Thuringia, central Germany, noted as the birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685) |
| NAPLES | Italian city known as the birthplace of pizza |
| YORBALINDA | City in Orange County, California, famous as the birthplace of Richard Nixon |
