| WESTMINSTER | Inner London borough with city status (pop about 250,000) (11) |
| DUNFERMLINE | Which town was awarded city status in 2022? (11) |
| KINGCHARLES | Who conferred city status on Dunfermline (4,7) |
| ABADAN | Island city in south-west Iran (pop about 250,000) 6) |
| LHASA | Old capital city in western China (pop about 250,000) (5) |
| OTAGO | Region of New Zealand (about 12,000 sq miles; pop about 250,000) (5) |
| SWANSEA | Seaport city in south Wales (pop about 250,000) (7) |
| MADISON | State capital in the US (pop about 250,000), founded in 1829 (7) |
| HOBART | Australian state capital (pop about 250,000) (6) |
| CAMDEN | Inner London borough to the north of the City of Westminster (6) |
| MADEIRA | Autonomous region of Portugal (309 sq miles; pop about 250,000), noted for its wine (7) |
| LAMBETH | London borough with palace and walk (7) |
| POPULAR | Caught you in old London borough with numerous friends |
| BARKING | Mad - town forming a London borough with Dagenham (7) |
| GREENWICH | London borough with and observatory (9) |
| DAGENHAM | Town forming a London borough with Barking |
| BRENT | London borough with Wembley Stadium |
| DAVIDBRENT | Daughter keen to go to London borough with the general manager in The Office (5,5) |
| MERTON | London borough with Wimbledon Stadium |
| HYDEPARK | Green oasis of inner London, or inner Sydney (4,4) |
