| AVERNUS | Lake near Naples that Virgil called 'the entrance to the Underworld' (7) |
| POMPEII | Ancient city southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius |
| CAPRI | Island off the coast of Italy, in the Bay of Naples, that gave its name to a Ford model |
| 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 | Three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld in Greek and Roman mythology (8) |
| SALERNO | New Orleans port near Naples (7) |
| AVERNO | Crater lake near Naples, Italy, regarded as an entrance to Hades in ancient times (6) |
| CASSINO | WWII battle town near 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 |
| ADEN | Capital of the former (1967-90) republic of South Yemen, on the Arabian Peninsula near the entrance to the Red Sea (4) |
| ISCHIA | Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the entrance to the Bay of Naples |
| TORII | The gateway marking the entrance to the sacred precincts of a Shinto shrine is called what? |
| SPIT | Term for an extended stretch of beach that projects into the sea; Askew ___ is at the entrance to the Mersey (4) |
| CANALETTO | Italian painter whose works include and The Stonemason's Yard and The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice (9) |
| ROOD | A crucifix, especially one raised on a screen or beam at the entrance to the chancel |
| LODGE | Cottage at the entrance to the grounds of a big house (5) |
