| LEIDEN | Dutch city that was home to the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620 |
| BREDA | Dutch city that was home to King Charles II of England during his exile (5) |
| PILGRIM | and 22: Puritans who sailed for America in the Mayflower (7,7) |
| MLV | 11 years before Hastings |
| VERNE | Author who predicted electric submarines 15 years before they were invented |
| MAYFLOWER | Springtime blossom of hawthorn; the trailing arbutus; or, the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to the New World in 1620 (9) |
| PLYMOUTH | Known as Britain's "Ocean City" and home to England's oldest gin distillery, a port from which the Pilgrim Fathers set sail in the Mayflower in 1620 (8) |
| KEARNEY | Martha ___, Dublin-born journalist and broadcaster who was the main presenter of BBC Radio 4's The World at One for 11 years |
| CANNES | Film-festival city near to the Lerins Islands and Ile Sainte-Marguerite, where the so-called man in the iron mask spent 11 years isolated in a fortress prison (6) |
| PLYMOUTHROCK | Boulder on the coast of Massachusetts traditionally thought to be the landing place of the Pilgrim Fathers in 1620 |
| CAPONE | US gangster whose career ended when he was jailed for 11 years for tax fraud (6) |
| TUCSON | Arizona city that was home to Jojo in The Beatles' Get Back (6) |
| THATCHER | Prime minister for 11 years who was known as the Iron Lady (8) |
| CHILDREN | ___ In Need, live telethon that 47A co-hosted for 11 years (8) |
| UTRECHT | Dutch city that is the birthplace of Adrian VI, the only Dutch pope |
| ALKMAAR | Dutch city that is home to the football team AZ |
| DAYTON | Midwest city that was home to the Wright brothers |
| FONTANA | California city that was home to the Auto Club Speedway |
| MARKMCMANUS | Actor who played the title role in 'Taggart' for the first 11 years (4,7) |
| BACKINACTION | Cameron Diaz returns to the silver screen next year for her first movie in 11 years; its title is very fitting |
