| ALDERSHOT | Hants. military town near Gold Valley Lakes (*sold earth) (9) |
| HAMPSHIRE | County location of Gold Valley Lakes (9) |
| TWANG | Pluck shown by all leading toxophilites when arrow nears gold |
| GOODSPORT | Fine fellow having party over in Hants town (4,5) |
| LANDROVER | Vehicle new driver registered in Hants town (4,5) |
| EASTLEIGH | Hants. location of Lakeside Fishery (*sight a eel) (9) |
| NAVALBASE | For example, Norfolk, Va or Portsmouth, Hants (5,4) |
| HURSTSPIT | Hook-shaped shingle bank in Hants. (*trust ship) (5,4) |
| SHEARSBY | Four-lake Leics. fishery, ___ Valley Lakes (8) |
| REDDITCH | Worcs. town location of Arrow Valley Lake (*did retch!) (8) |
| CHATHAM | Cold actor picks up cap in military town (7) |
| WARDENS | Officials at Chew Valley Lake (7) |
| GLEN | Valley lake dope goes around (4) |
| SALTSEA | Jordan valley lake, in the Bible |
| MALAWI | Rift Valley lake that forms a border between Mozambique, Tanzania and the nation that shares its nam |
| NYASA | Also known as Lake Malawi, this Eastern Rift Valley lake was encountered by explorer David Livingstone in 1859 (5) |
| MAFIKENG | Anglicised spelling of one of three key British military towns under siege in the South African War (8) |
| FAREHAM | Get on with poor actor in Hants town (7) |
| OVERANDOVER | Repeatedly write about a Hants town |
| ALTON | Hants. market town needs Towers for a Staffs. theme park! (5) |