| MUMBLES | District of Swansea, South Wales, housing Oystermouth Castle (7) |
| SWANSEA | City and holiday resort in South Wales housing a castle (7) |
| DENBIGH | Market town in the Vale of Clwyd, N Wales housing a ruined castle (7) |
| MERTHYR | Town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, housing Cyfarthfa Castle (7,6) |
| LAUDRUP | Michael ___, former Danish footballer who was manager of Swansea City from 2012 to 2014 |
| NEATH | Town in Wales northeast of Swansea housing a ruined castle |
| BEAUMARIS | Resort town on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, housing a castle |
| TYDFIL | Town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, housing Cyfarthfa Castle (7,6) |
| MERTHYRTYDFIL | Town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, housing Cyfarthfa Castle |
| LUDLOW | Market town in Shropshire near the border with Wales housing a medieval castle |
| TENBY | Seaside resort in Pembrokeshire, Wales housing a walled castle (5) |
| CONWY | Walled market town and resort in N Wales housing a 13th-century castle and church (5) |
| THREATEN | Indicate danger from collapse of theatre near the centre of Swansea (8) |
| LLANELLI | Welsh town, north-west of Swansea on the estuary of the River Loughor |
| SEASON | Go to parts of Swansea song and dance for the time of the year (6) |
| ARSON | On the outskirts of Swansea, two properties have been damaged in a deliberate act of fire-raising (5) |
| KILLAY | Suburb west of Swansea city centre (6) |
| FIELD | Vetch ....., former home ground of Swansea City (5) |
| VETCH | ___ Field, former home of Swansea City AFC (5) |
| STOA | Walk the full extent of Swansea (4) |