| VALE | Ebbw ___, Welsh town (4) |
| KEYS | Cross _, station on the Ebbw Valley line (now one word) (4) |
| ARBY | Josie d'_, Welsh actress and presenter (4) |
| BALE | Gareth _; Welsh footballer (4) |
| RHYS | Jean ___, Welsh novelist, author of Wide Sargasso Sea (4) |
| COED | Betws-y-___, Welsh village (4) |
| OGWR | Castell _, Welsh version of Ogmore Castle, No. 56034 (4) |
| TREDEGAR | Welsh town near Ebbw Vale (8) |
| JOHN | Gwen ___, Welsh painter whose works include 1903's The Student (4) |
| FARR | Tommy ___, Welsh boxer who fought Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight title in 1937 (4) |
| REES | Angharad ___, Welsh actress who played Demelza in 1970s BBC TV drama series Poldark (4) |
| ABSE | Dannie ___, Welsh doctor and poet who the Cholmondeley Award in 1985 (4) |
| ELEVATION | Excitement surrounding leaders in Ebbw Vale getting promotion (9) |
| BLAENAUGWENT | County borough in South Wales; administrative centre Ebbw Vale |
| BEVAN | Aneurin ?, Labour MP for Ebbw Vale from 1929-60; Minister of Health from 1945-51 |
| OASIS | Former Ebbw Vale chairman Marcus Russell managed this mega band from 1993 to 2009 (5) |
| BRITISH | Company formed in 1967 - name followed on train nameplates by the likes of Ebbw Vale, Ravenscraig and Teesside (7) |
| STEEL | Company formed in 1967 - name followed on train nameplates by the likes of Ebbw Vale, Ravenscraig and Teesside (5) |
| ZETAJONES | Catherine ___, Welsh film star married to Michael Douglas (4-5) |
| JONES | Steve ___, Welsh TV presenter who fronts Channel 4's Formula One coverage (5) |
