| NORTHAMPTON | East Midlands town where production of Carlsberg's Special Brew started in the 1950s |
| SHOPFLOOR | Part of a factory where production work is carried out (4,5) |
| WORLD | Mike Simm, minister at Cliff Park Community Church, Gorleston, was one of the people behind Carlsberg's famous 'Probably the best lager in the ...' slogan (5) |
| MANSFIELD | Area of expertise for bloke in East Midlands town (9) |
| LEEK | Foreign money swamps East Midlands town (4) |
| CHESTERFIELD | East Midlands town doctor set child free (12) |
| WALSALL | West Midlands town where Jerome K Jerome was born in 1859 (7) |
| PRSTUNT | Carlsberg's "Probably not the best beer in the world" campaign, for one |
| NUNEATON | Midlands town where nothing is consumed, we hear (8) |
| WESTBROMWICH | Midlands town where Jensen cars were made, 1935-76 |
| JETAGE | Commercially, it started in the U.S. around the time of the Boeing 707 launch |
| ASALL | The performance began ___ ___ the lights went down (How the show started in the dimly-lit theatre) |
| ACTASANCTORUM | Encyclopaedic work on the lives of Christian saints, started in the 17th century |
| DERBY | Cathedral city in the East Midlands on the banks of the River Derwent (5) |
| ANNEOF | Plain wrong choice for Henry after eleven cans of special brew? (4,2,6) |
| BADMANNERS | Ska band with hit 'Special Brew' in 1980 (3,7) |
| KICKS | Having change of heart, group that started in the 60s gives up (5) |
| WILLIEMAYS | Hall of Fame Giants center fielder who started in the Negro Leagues: 2 wds. |
| MONTEIRVIN | Hall of Fame Giants left fielder who started in the Negro Leagues: 2 wds. |
| HANKAARON | Hall of Fame Braves right fielder who started in the Negro Leagues: 2 wds. |
