| CHERTSEY | Esther lost in outskirts of county town |
| COSTLY | Expensive mobile lost in outskirts of Coventry (6) |
| THEREFORE | So 10 almost bypasses most of county town (9) |
| CITY | It occupies suburbs of county town (4) |
| CASTLEBAR | The county town of County Mayo in the Republic of Ireland |
| ENNIS | The county town of County Clare in the Republic of Ireland |
| NAAS | The county town of County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland |
| MONAGHAN | County town of county of the same name in north-east Ireland (8) |
| DUNDALK | The county town of County Louth in the Republic of Ireland (7) |
| TRALEE | County town of County Kerry in South West Ireland (6) |
| LIFFORD | County town of County Donegal, Republic of Ireland (7) |
| OMAGH | The county town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland (5) |
| MICHAEL | Two rocky islands off the coast of County Kerry in southwestern Ireland are called the Skelligs. One, known as Skellig ___, was once home to a group of medieval monks, whose buildings, made of stone, |
| SLIGO | County of the Republic of Ireland on the Atlantic coast east of County Mayo (5) |
| HUNDREDTHS | Small pieces, half of them in old parts of county (10) |
| COORDINATE | Full of noise, harangue in support of county match (10) |
| NAVAN | County town of County Meath, Ireland |
| WIGHT | Isle of ---, county of England in the English Channel (5) |
| STRABANE | Town in the west of County Tyrone (8) |
| BANTRY | ___ Bay, body of water located on the coast of County Cork in southwestern Ireland (6) |
