| CHECKER | Historic US automobile marque, builder of US city taxis until 1982 (7) |
| TRIUMPH | Historic UK automobile marque, with convoluted ownership history, first building bikes, then motorbikes, and finally cars from 1921 to '84 (7) |
| YELLOW | What colour are New York City taxis? (6) |
| MASERATI | Famous Italian automobile marque (8) |
| ECCALEOBION | Incubator, holder of tiny charge after August baby possibly comes in City taxi |
| BOSTONCRAB | Hold city taxi without resistance (6,4) |
| DETROIT | City in Michigan which is the centre of the US automobile industry (7) |
| LINCOLN | Historic US President from an English cathedral city? (7) |
| CHICAGO | Stylish past of US city (7) |
| MOLDOVA | Month to go round historic US state or European state |
| LADYDAY | Celebration of US city having variable input to World War II event (4,3) |
| GONDOLA | Leave to see the sights of US city, adopting new water transport |
| DACCA | Until 1982 name of the capital of Bangladesh (5) |
| HARARE | Capital city of Zimbabwe, formerly (until 1982) called Salisbury (6) |
| ALTITUDE | Loftiness of US city overthrown at start of play |
| LAMPSHADE | Light coverage of US city politicians duped earliest of electors |
| SIDE | Part of US city partner of 12 left? (4,4) (see 26A) |
| EAST | Part of US city partner of 12 left? (4,4) (see 27D) |
| PANTHERLIMA | Vauxhall Magnum-based sports car made from 1976 until 1982 (7,4) |
| ALAMO | Battle Of The - - -, historic US event (5) |
