| AVIGNON | French town that was the residence of the papacy between 1309 and 1376 (7) |
| TROYES | Northeastern French town that was the historical capital of Champagne (6) |
| LEIDEN | City in the Netherlands that was the residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620 |
| OPHRAH | In the Old Testament, a city of Manasseh, 6 miles south-west of Shechem, that was the residence of Gideon |
| HUESCA | City in Spain at the foot of the Pyrenees which was the residence of the kings of Aragon until 1118 (6) |
| LOUVAIN | French name of the Belgian town that was the stronghold of the dukes of Brabant in the Middle Ages (7) |
| RECTORY | The residence of a parish incumbent in the Church of England (7) |
| NEWBURY | Berkshire market town that was the scene of both Parliamentarian and Royalist victories in the Civil War (7) |
| TRODDEN | Walked into the residence of Daniel firstly, then where the lion lives (7) |
| LATROBE | Pennsylvania town that was the longtime home of Rolling Rock beer |
| AMHERST | Massachusetts college town that was the birthplace of Emily Dickinson |
| EMBASSY | The residence or place of official business of an ambassador (7) |
| LATERAN | Roman palace, the official papal residence until 1309 |
| GOLDILOCKS | In the fairy tale, this young woman broke into and vandalised the residence of the three bears |
| OLDENBURG | River port in Lower Saxony, once the residence of the Counts of Ammerland |
| HOMEOPATH | Circle a little way behind the residence of the healer (9) |
| LODGE | The -, residence of the serving Australian Prime Minister (5) |
| YPRES | Nicknamed "Wipers" by British troops, Belgian town that was the site of three battles of the First World War including one during the Race to the Sea (5) |
| BALMORAL | One of the residences of the royal family |
| MONS | Belgian town that was the scene of the first battle of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I |
