| FOLKESTONE | Limb of Dover in the Confederation of Cinque ports, and HQ of Saga |
| RYE | Ancient Town in East Sussex that joined the confederation of Cinque Ports (3) |
| DEREHAM | Station on and HQ of the Mid-Norfolk Railway (7) |
| PAS | ___ de Calais (Strait of Dover, in French) |
| CBI | Magic biennials found at the Confederation of British Industry! (1,1,1) |
| HYTHE | One of Cinque Ports |
| SEAPOWER | We are so excited about opening of ports and naval strength (3,5) |
| ADAPTORS | Girl modified ports and connecting devices (8) |
| IDEAL | Model of one member of Cinque port confederation |
| MISDEAL | Not a good deal, and said to be beauty queen of Cinque Port (7) |
| VICHY | Name and headquarters of the collaborationist French government of 1940 to 1944 (5) |
| MINSK | Capital city of Belarus and headquarters of the CIS (5) |
| HASTINGS | Seaside town and Cinque Port in East Sussex whose history, including its now-ruined Norman motte and bailey castle established by William the Conqueror in 1066, is stitched into the very fabric of the |
| SANDWICH | Town in Kent, near the Strait of Dover; one of the Cinque Ports (8) |
| PEARLHARBOR | Hawaiian naval base and headquarters of the US Pacific fleet (5,6) |
| TELLTALE | ___ ___ Harbour (East Coast musical comedy of 2022 starring Alan Doyle, now playing at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, in Charlottetown) |
| OTARU | Hokkaido city known for its beer (and headquarters of Hokkaido Brewing Company) |
| ROMAN | Political confederation of lands in western and central Europe that was dissolved in 1806 (5) |
| HOLY | Political confederation of lands in western and central Europe that was dissolved in 1806 (4) |
| EMPIRE | Political confederation of lands in western and central Europe that was dissolved in 1806 (6) |
