| ZEEBRUGGE | Ferry port on the North Sea coast of NW Belgium linked by canal to Bruges (9) |
| ARDROSSAN | Ferry port on the Firth of Clyde (pop about 10,000) (9) |
| OBAN | Major ferry port on the West Coast (pop about 9,000) (4) |
| FIRTHOFTAY | Estuary on the North Sea coast of Scotland, spanned by one of the longest railway bridges in the UK (5,2,3) |
| STRANRAER | Former ferry port on Loch Ryan, Dumfries and Galloway (9) |
| HEJAZ | Region of western Saudi Arabia, along the mountainous Red Sea coast of the Arabian Peninsula from Jordan on the north to Asir region on the south. Among the cities located there are Mecca, Medina, and |
| ESBJERG | Large fishing port of Denmark, on the North Sea coast of west Jutland (7) |
| OCTAGONAL | Such a building has many sides for canal to go round (9) |
| ORDU | Port city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey on the eastern slopes of the hill Boztepe |
| CATALONIA | Italy cutting canal to a distressed European region (9) |
| SCARBOROUGH | Town on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire (11) |
| OSTEND | City on the North Sea coast of Belgium |
| WADDEN | ? Sea, area extending along the North Sea coasts of The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark |
| EXETER | Devon city linked by canal to the Channel (6) |
| LOIRE | Which river is linked by canal to the Seine? (5) |
| KYOTO | Japanese city of Honshu, linked by canal to Biwa Lake (5) |
| APIA | The capital of Samoa, a port on the north coast of Upolu (4) |
| WHITESEA | Almost landlocked inlet of the Barents Sea on the coast of NW Russia (5,3) |
| NAZE | Small town in Essex on the North Sea coast, north of Clacton and south of Harwich (6-2-3-4) |
| WALTONONTHE | Small town in Essex on the North Sea coast, north of Clacton and south of Harwich (6-2-3-4) |
