| PAVIA | Italian town, originally a Roman stronghold known as Ticinum (5) |
| NAIN | Labrador town originally a Moravian mission (1771) |
| FUTON | Furniture item in Bedfordshire town originally replaced by female (5) |
| CAESARIA | Israeli port town originally named after a Roman emperor (8) |
| HAMILTON | Scots town originally known as Cadzow (8) |
| RUSSELL | Town originally known as Kororareka (7) |
| CLARET | County town originally producing a red wine (6) |
| STEVENSON | From southern town, originally, and yet northern writer (9) |
| STUDENT | Learner finding stallion in French town originally (7) |
| LENIENT | Merciful man ? one in French town originally (7) |
| PROMINENT | Important concert popular in French town originally |
| DERELICT | Neglected memento found in Delaware town originally (8) |
| ECCLESIASTICAL | Churchy NW town originally advertised in sprawling italics |
| DARMSTADT | German music centre: Germany's unusual mad arts town, originally (9) |
| MADRIDIOWA | Town originally called Swede Point |
| SCONE | Originally a large round bannock of wheat or barley cut into quadrants, later a semi-sweet cake served with a cream tea (5) |
| SKENE | A Highlander's dagger; or, meaning "hut" or "tent", a structure at the back of an ancient Greek stage, originally a dressing room (5) |
| BIVVY | Short word for what was originally a night-watch under arms, now a mountaineer, Scout or soldier's temporary encampment without tents; or, a makeshift shelter (5) |
| WHISK | A wire utensil, originally a bunch of twigs, for beating eggs etc (5) |
| ASANA | A body posture in yoga, originally a sitting meditative one (5) |
