| CROMAGNON | One of Europe's first modern humans |
| SALERNO | Site of Europe's first medical school |
| HARWELL | Oxfordshire site of Europe's first nuclear reactor in 1946 (7) |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | Location of England's first (and one of Europe's largest) International Dark Sky Park (14) |
| ALGARVE | Southernmost region of mainland Portugal, one of Europe's favourite holiday destinations (7) |
| ZEALOT | Fan of one of Europe's currencies almost pocketed each (6) |
| TIBER | It is one of Europe's historic rivers and the second longest Italian river after the Po, rising on the slope of Monte Fumaiolo. In Julius Caesar (act 1, scene 2), Cassius says, "For once, upon a raw a |
| NOTTINGHILL | London suburb, scene of one of Europe's largest street festivals (7,4) |
| INTER | One of Europe's top teams! Bury? (5) |
| PARI | BNP _______ is the one of Europe's biggest banks. (7) |
| NETHERLANDS | One of Europe's Low Countries (11) |
| CADIZ | One of Europe's oldest cities |
| ALP | One of Europe's high points |
| RHINE | One of Europe's longest rivers, (5) |
| ANSALDI | Italian automobile made from 1919 to the mid-30s - its parent company was one of Europe's biggest engineering outfits; NZ sales were strong thanks to a very active NZ agent (7) |
| ANDORRA | Landlocked principality in the Pyrenees between France and Spain which is one of Europe's smallest nations and a partial tax haven (7) |
| ANTWERP | Wept and ran off to one of Europe's busiest ports (7) |
| ESTORIL | Portuguese resort containing one of Europe's largest casinos, opened in 1931 |
| NEANDERTHAL | A member of a group of archaic humans who emerged at least 200,000 years ago during the Pleistocene Epoch and were replaced or assimilated by modern humans between 35,000 and perhaps 24,000 years ago. |
| APEMAN | Apelike primate thought to be ancestor of modern humans (6) |