| AVERNUS | Lake near Naples said by Virgil to be the entrance to the underworld (7) |
| GUIDE | Virgil, to Dante |
| PILLARS | The peaks (Gibraltar and Mount Sidi Moussa) that guard the entrance to the Mediterranean, the ... of |
| ISLANDS | Archipelago of SW Finland at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia; largest city, Mariehamn (7) |
| MARGATE | Ruin the entrance to the resort (7) |
| HOLEHOG | Rabbit monopolizing the entrance to the warren? |
| CERBERUS | In Greek mythology, the multiheaded hound guarding the entrance to the underworld (8) |
| AVERNO | Crater lake near Naples, Italy, regarded as an entrance to Hades in ancient times (6) |
| ADEN | Capital of the former (1967-90) republic of South Yemen, on the Arabian Peninsula near the entrance to the Red Sea (4) |
| CAPRI | A tourist site, an island near the entrance to the bay of Naples (Italy) |
| ISCHIA | Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the entrance to the Bay of Naples |
| IMBROS | Largest island of Turkey, in the NE Aegean near the entrance to the Dardanelles; also called Gokceada (6) |
| EPIGLOTTIS | The thin cartilaginous flap that covers the entrance to the larynx during swallowing, preventing food from entering the trachea |
| TORII | The gateway marking the entrance to the sacred precincts of a Shinto shrine is called what? |
| AENEID | Epic poem written by Virgil, telling the story of a Trojan hero who became the founder of the Romans (6) |
| ERATO | Muse of love poetry in Greek mythology, invoked by Virgil at the beginning of book 7 of the Aeneid (5) |
| CANALETTO | Italian painter whose works include and The Stonemason's Yard and The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice (9) |
| SPIT | Term for an extended stretch of beach that projects into the sea; Askew ___ is at the entrance to the Mersey (4) |
| DAVID | 17-foot marble sculpture executed by Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504, originally displayed at the entrance to the Palazzo Vecchio (5) |
| ROOD | A crucifix, especially one raised on a screen or beam at the entrance to the chancel |
