| AUVERGNE | Historic region of south central France merged with the neighbouring Rhone-Alpes in 2016 (8) |
| ALSACE | Historic region of NE France merged with Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine in 2016 to form Grand Est (6) |
| MENSA | Small faint southern constellation that shares the Large Magellanic Cloud with the neighbouring Dorado (5) |
| BANGKA | Indonesian island off eastern Sumatra that forms a province with the neighbouring Belitung (6) |
| LIMOUSIN | Region of south central France that includes the tapestry centre of Aubusson (8) |
| CEVENNES | Mountain range in south central France on the south-east edge of the Massif Central (8) |
| PROVENCE | Historic region of France, between the Italian border and the River Rhone (8) |
| FLANDERS | Historic region of north-west Europe, scene of prolonged battles in WWI (8) |
| LAMANCHA | Region of south-central Spain |
| KESTRELS | Melbourne netball team merged with the Phoenix in 2008 (8) |
| NEXTDOOR | In the neighbouring house or room (4,4) |
| ELSTREE | The studios in which The Dam Busters and Raiders Of The Lost Ark were made (the name came from one English town, though most of the film studios are located in the neighbouring one) |
| VICHY | City in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of central France (5) |
| ARDECHE | River in south-central France, rising in the Massif Central and flowing 78 miles into the Rhone (7) |
| LIMOGES | Capital of the Haute-Vienne department of south central France, noted for its fine porcelain (7) |
| ISERE | Department in the Rhone-Alpes region of France, capital Grenoble (5) |
| DROME | Department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of SE France; capital, Valence (5) |
| PUY | ___ lentil, slate-green pulse with blue speckles of south-central France (3) |
| ALLIER | A river in South Central France, rising in the Cevennes and flowing North to the Loire (6) |
| MASSIF | Highland region in south-central France consisting of mountains and plateaus, _ Central (6) |
