| BAYONNE | Port in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of SW France that is a commercial centre for the Basque region (7) |
| CORREZE | Department in the Nouvelle- Aquitaine region of southern France whose capital is Tulle (7) |
| EVANSVILLE | City in Indiana, a commercial centre for the agricultural region (10) |
| GIRONDE | Largest mainland department of France, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region; capital, Bordeaux (7) |
| EUSKADI | The Basque name for the Basque Country |
| BERETS | This type of head wear was developed in the Basque region in the 19th century and is associated with France |
| LETTEROFCREDIT | Landlord forced out, it is a commercial document (6,2,6) |
| DORDOGNE | Department in Aquitaine region of south-west France (8) |
| CALI | City in S.W. Colombia, commercial centre for a rich agricultural area (4) |
| EPERNAY | Town on the bank of the River Marne in France that is a centre of the champagne industry (7) |
| BLAISE | River in the Haute-Marne and Marne departements of northeastern France that is a tributary of the Marne |
| CAEN | Industrial city in NW France that is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region |
| LEATHER | Tanned skin used for making handbags, jackets and shoes etc; in Mallorca the town of Inca is the centre for the manufacture and sale of such products (7) |
| HYDERABAD | Indian city on the river Musi in the heart of the Telangana plateau: a major centre for the technology industry (9) |
| BORDEAUX | Port on the River Garonne in SW France; capital of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (8) |
| BREST | Port in NW France that is the chief naval station of the country (5) |
| GUILDHALL | The Clockmakers' Museum is housed in this ceremonial and administrative centre for the City of London, The ... |
| BRINDISI | Port city in Apulia, Italy, a centre for the Crusades in the Middle Ages |
| ADOUR | River of SW France that enters the Bay of Biscay below Bayonne(5) |
| BERET | It is a small, soft round headgear of the Basques. The French made this cap fashionable everywhere in the 1920s. |
