| CATESBY | Northants tunnel on the GCR's London Extension (7) |
| NORTHPOLE | Arctic Junction on the West London Extension Railway! (5,4) |
| WOODFORD | EX-GCR London Extension station, and BR steam shed 2F (8,5) |
| HALSE | EX-GCR London Extension station, and BR steam shed 2F (8,5) |
| CLIFTON | _ Down, station and tunnel on the Severn Beach line (7) |
| BATHROW | Tunnel on the approach to Birmingham New Street from Five Ways (4,3) |
| WELFORD | Northants village and Warwickshire village on the Avon (*rod flew) (7) |
| ENNUI | Boredom I got by middle of tunnel on the way back |
| CULGAITH | Level crossing and tunnel on the Settle & Carlisle line (8) |
| STEFFAN | Somerset, Northants and Derbyshire cricketer who retired at the end of 2011 (7,5) |
| RUSHDEN | Hurry retreat into Northants town (7) |
| PANESAR | Monty ......., Northants, Sussex, Essex and England spin bowler (7) |
| GRENDON | Northants. fishery ___ Lakes, home of 'Tyson' (7) |
| RITSON | William ___ - \\fictorian railway contractor who built Shankend Viaduct and Whitrope Tunnel on the Waverley route (6) |
| LINSLADE | _Tunnels, on the West Coast Main Line south of Bletchley (8) |
| NENEWAY | Riverside LDP from Northants to the Wash - part of Irvine, New Ayrshire! (4,3) |
| KETTERING | Northants. town on the River Ise (anag. of ' eek! TNT rig') (9) |
| JONES | Somerset, Northants and Derbyshire cricketer who retired at the end of 2011 (7,5) |
| DRAYTON | Prolific Northants. carp reservoir (*not yard) (7) |
| NENE | River running from Northants to The Wash (4) |
