| LANCS | In brief, the county in which most of the Forest of Bowland is located (5) |
| CALDERVALE | Village in Lancashire on the edge of the Forest of Bowland (6,4) |
| SEMIS | In brief, the final introductions (5) |
| RIBBLE | - Valley; district in Lancashire with parts situated in the Forest of Bowland (6) |
| THISISSPINALTAP | Classic 1984 film in which most of the dialogue was ad-libbed |
| RESERVOIRDOGS | 1992 Quentin Tarantino film in which most of the protagonists were named after colours (9,4) |
| WYO | St. in which most of Yellowstone is located |
| LACONIC | Brief the French on the Louvre Pyramid, for instance (7) |
| COROT | French draper turned painter noted for his en plein air landscapes such as The Bridge at Narni, View of the Forest of Fontainebleau and Springtime of Life (5) |
| CASEY | Which bishop of Galway welcomed Pope John Paul II to the county in September 1979? (5) |
| TAYRA | What is the common name for the mammal Eira barbara found in the forest of South America? (5) |
| ARDEN | The Forest of ... in Warwickshire features in the Shakespeare play As You Like It (5) |
| ESSEN | Strange sense in which most citizens are German (5) |
| REIMS | City in which most French monarchs were crowned (5) |
| BEAST | From the east hitting the county in 2018 (5) |
| DHOLE | Fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs. |
| OKAPI | Mammal of the forests of central Africa with a reddish-brown coat (5) |
| SALOP | Little Sarah has work for the county, in short (5) |
| ASYOU | Shakespeare play in which Rosalind disguises herself as a man and flees to the Forest of Arden, ... |
| GLOS | Abbreviated name of the county in which Moreton-in-Marsh is located (4) |
