| CLEVELAND | County of northern England from 1974 to 1996 |
| AVON | County of southwest England from 1974 to 1996 |
| DONREVIE | Former Leeds United FC manager who managed England from 1974 to 1977 (3,5) |
| GWYNEDD | County of NW Wales of which Anglesey was a part from 1974 to 1996 (7) |
| CLWYD | County of Wales from 1974 to 1996 |
| SOUTHGLAMORGAN | Welsh county from 1974 to 1996 (5,9) |
| RUTLAND | County of central England; part of Leicestershire from 1974 to 1997 (7) |
| LYALL | John ___, manager of West Ham United from 1974 to 1989, and of Ipswich Town from 1990 to 1994 |
| SAILTAIRE | This place is an early planned industrial settlement in the historic county of Yorkshire of northern England. It was named for its founder (industrialist Titus Salt) and the nearby river (the Aire). I |
| ANTRIM | County of Northern Ireland, location of the Giant's Causeway (6) |
| ILIESCU | Ion ___, President of Romania from 1989 to 1996, and from 2000 to 2004 |
| BETTYFORD | US First Lady from 1974 to 1977 who was also the Second Lady from 1973 to 1974: 2 wds. |
| FELL | _ pony, a breed of large and heavy ponies, found in the hills of northern England (4) |
| SMACK | A distinct flavour; dialect in parts of northern England for a fried potato scallop; a group of jellyfish; or, an onomatopoeic word for a loud kiss (5) |
| LEEDS | Industrial city of northern England (5) |
| YORKSHIREDALES | Area of northern England |
| TEES | River of northern England (4) |
| TYNEANDWEAR | Rwanda confused with teeny part of northern England (4,3,4) |
| PENNINES | Upland backbone of northern England (8) |
| HUMBER | Large tidal estuary on the east coast of northern England (6) |
