| TIBER | It is one of Europe's historic rivers and the second longest Italian river after the Po, rising on the slope of Monte Fumaiolo. In Julius Caesar (act 1, scene 2), Cassius says, "For once, upon a raw a |
| ANDORRA | Landlocked principality in the Pyrenees between France and Spain which is one of Europe's smallest nations and a partial tax haven (7) |
| DEBACLES | French word for instances of ice breaking up in rivers and the subsequent floods, adopted into English to describe utter fiascos (8) |
| ADIGE | Second-longest river of Italy after the Po, on which the cities of Trento and Verona are located (5) |
| MONGOL | Empire founded by Genghis Khan in 1206 in the Steppe of central Asia. By the late 13th century it reached from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Danube River and the shores of the Persian Gulf in t |
| ORKNEY | Skara Brae is an underground village on the west coast of Mainland island in this Scottish island group. It is one of the most complete European relics of the late Neolithic Period; this location and |
| STYX | It is one of the rivers of the underworld. The word literally means "shuddering" and expresses loathing of death. |
| VERONA | The site of this Italian city became a Roman colony in 89 BCE and was captured by Charlemagne in 774. It is one of the richest cities in northern Italy in Roman remains. The amphitheatre located there |
| CHAMOMILE | Herbal plant akin to the chrysanthemum and used in medicine and infusions, it is one of the principal medical plants in Mallorca and endemic to the Balearics (9) |
| AVEBURY | Located in Wiltshire, England, it is one of the largest prehistoric sites in Europe of the late Neolithic period. It has circles and a sanctuary. This site, together with Stonehenge, were collectively |
| UPPER | - House; a name for the House of Lords illustrating that it is one of two parts of the UK Parliament (5) |
| TIER | Found in the cacti error, it is one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another! (4) |
| NEUSS | An important city on the Rhine River and the site of a crossing, which city withstood the year-long siege by Charles the Bold from 1474 to 1475 and, as a reward, was permitted to mint its own coins? ( |
| AUSTIN | Which US city, on the Colorado River and the railway line to San Antonio, is the capital of Texas? ( |
| AMUDARYA | Historic river that's the main source of (what's left of) the Aral Sea |
| OMSK | Second-largest city of Siberia, on the Irtysh River and the Trans-Siberian Railway (4) |
| NUBIAN | Name for the desert found in the northeastern portion of Northern Sudan, wedged between the Nile River and the Red Sea. (6) |
| SONSANTJOAN | Name of Mallorca's main international airport, situated 8km from the island's capital Palma, it is one of the busiest in Spain (3,4,4) |
| MOSELLE | Longest tributary of the Rhine River and the name of a popular white wine |
| EASTERN | Name for the desert that extends southeastward in Egypt from the Nile Delta between the Nile River and the Red Sea. (7) |
