| BYKER | Inner city area of Newcastle upon Tyne, south of Heaton and north of St Peter's |
| GOSFORTH | Affluent well-established area of Newcastle upon Tyne (8) |
| NORTHSHIELDS | Town on the north bank of the River Tyne south of Whitley Bay (5,7) |
| NARROWMINDED | Town on the north bank of the River Tyne south of Whitley Bay (5,7) |
| THEMIDDLE | ABC sitcom that starred Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn |
| NKPOP | This year's studio album by Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott that reached No.1 in the UK (1,1-3) |
| CONSETT | Town in north-west Co. Durham south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne (7) |
| HEATON | District of Newcastle upon Tyne bordered by Walkergate, Jesmond, Byker and Sandyford |
| GOSFORTHPARK | Site of Newcastle upon Tyne's horse racing course (8,4) |
| OLDSWAN | Inner-city area of Liverpool bordered by Knotty Ash, Stoneycroft, Broadgreen, Fairfield and Wavertree (3,4) |
| GEORDIES | Nickname for natives of Newcastle upon Tyne. (8) |
| GEORDIE | Native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| WALLSEND | Town east of Newcastle upon Tyne (8) |
| MOSS | ____ Side, inner city area of Manchester (4) |
| MEDITERRANEAN | _ Sea, major body of water south of Europe, west of Asia and north of Africa (13) |
| GATESHEAD | Town on the southern bank of the Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne (9) |
| NEWCASTLE | --- upon Tyne, city in Tyne and Wear; most populous city of northeast England (9) |
| BISMARCKSEA | Arm of the SW Pacific Ocean within the nation of Papua New Guinea, north-east of New Guinea and north of New Britain (8,3) |
| WEYMOUTH | Seaside town on the Jurassic coast, south of Dorchester and north of the Isle of Portland (8) |
| FLATROCK | Newfoundland town north of St. John's, home of the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto |
