| LOIRET | French departement whose town Pithiviers is noted for its eponymous frangipane pies (6) |
| BAYEUX | Town noted for its eponymous 230ft-long cloth embroidered with scenes and tituli describing events leading up to the Norman Conquest (6) |
| GRASSE | Town on the French Riviera that is noted for its perfume industry (6) |
| SINTRA | Resort town in Portugal near Lisbon that is noted for its palaces and castles (6) |
| ALLIER | Vichy is in this French departement (6) |
| FOREST | Region of woodland and heath in SW Hampshire, England that is noted for its ponies (3,6) |
| COCHIN | Chicken originally bred in China that is noted for its excessive plumage (6) |
| SUZHOU | City in Jiangsu, China on the Grand Canal that is noted for its gardens (6) |
| BEAVER | Which amphibious rodent is noted for its ingenuity in damming streams (6) |
| EASTER | --- Island in the Pacific is noted for its gigantic stone figures (6) |
| SPIDER | ____ plant, indoor one called Chlorophytum that is noted for its air purifying properties (6) |
| SATURN | Which planet is noted for its rings (6) |
| HOWLER | This tropical American monkey is noted for its roaring cries. |
| HAINAN | Smallest and southernmost province of China, mainly consisting of its eponymous island (6) |
| ALMOND | Nut-like kernel used for marzipan and frangipane (6) |
| MASSIF | The - Central is an upland area of France whose towns include St. Etienne (6) |
| COMICE | Sweet dessert pear with green-yellow skin, often served poached or in frangipane tarts (6) |
| CHERRY | Fruit baked in frangipane tart, clafoutis or used to garnish black forest gateau (6) |
| ARMAGH | County in Northern Ireland whose towns include Lurgan and Portadown (6) |
| SUSSEX | Historic county in south eastern England whose towns include Brighton and Hastings (6) |