| CASSINO | Monte ___, Italian town known for its abbey - and for fierce fighting in 1944 (7) |
| IONA | Island in the Inner Hebrides known for its abbey (4) |
| SETTO | Prepared pair verbally for fierce contest (3-2) |
| ASSISI | Italian town known for its embroidery |
| ASTI | Small Italian town known for its sparkling wine (4) |
| ASIAGO | Italian town known for its dairy exports |
| SHERBORNE | Town, famous for its abbey, a few miles east of Yeovil |
| OKINAWA | Region of southern Japan, scene of fierce fighting in 1945 (7) |
| IWOJIMA | Japanese island, scene of fierce fighting in February and March, 1945 (3,4) |
| ARGONNE | Forest of northern France, scene of fierce fighting during World War II (7) |
| MELROSE | Borders town known for its ruined abbey (7) |
| OSSIACH | An abbey and a lake in southern Austria (7) |
| NUTTALL | Actress whose TV credits include Downton Abbey and The Feud, Amy _ (7) |
| CHEDDAR | Somerset town known for its cheese (7) |
| PEACOCK | The male of the national bird of India; the butterfly Aglais io; or, the novelist who wrote Headlong Hall, Nightmare Abbey and Crotchet Castle (7) |
| STEVENS | Star of Downton Abbey and Legion, Dan _ (7) |
| BANBURY | Oxford town known for its cakes |
| AUXERRE | Burgundy town known for its gothic cathedral |
| ESTATES | Downton Abbey and the like |
| PERIODP | "Downton Abbey" and "Shogun" |
