| SPANNED | Connected the opposite shores of, as a river |
| ION | "... and ___ the opposite shore..." |
| SEINE | The Briare Canal of France, completed in 1642, connected the Loire to this other river |
| CAMINO | "Any important highway," in Spain; a 16th-century highway that connected the cities of Gijon, Leon, and Madrid (6) |
| RAILROAD | It connected the West to the East, from 1885 |
| MONGOL | Empire founded by Genghis Khan in 1206 in the Steppe of central Asia. By the late 13th century it reached from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Danube River and the shores of the Persian Gulf in t |
| INSTALLED | Set up and connected, ... the new TV |
| DETRIMENTAL | Harmful, when Ted connected the wrong terminal! (11) |
| CUYP | Often incorporating Italianate lighting, a Dutch painter of landscapes such as A River Scene with Distant Windmills (4) |
| BRIDGE | Structure such as an early "clam" or "clapper" type, built to span a divide or obstacle such as a river (6) |
| SAILDOWN | Navigate in a sloop, as a river |
| SWOLLEN | In danger of flooding, as a river |
| MEANDER | Follow a winding course, as a river (7) |
| SILTY | Full of sediment, as a river delta |
| CHOPPY | Full of small waves, as a river |
| FLOWTO | Reach, as a river might a sea |
| HIGHLANDER | Christopher Lambert played Connor Macleod from 'the village of Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel' in this 80s fantasy film that spawned a franchise of sequels and spin-offs |
| ROTORUA | A city in New Zealand on North Island, on the shores of a lake of the same name (7) |
| AYRSHIRE | A historical county of SW Scotland on the shores of the Firth of Clyde |
| ICEUP | Become unnavigable, as a river |
