| EDMONTON | Provincial capital of Alberta, west Canada, known as the 'Gateway to the North' (8) |
| WINNIPEG | Provincial capital of Manitoba in south central Canada, known as the 'Gateway to the West' (8) |
| MANITOBA | Smallest by area of the three Prairie provinces of Canada, known as the Keystone Province (8) |
| OMAHA | Largest city of the US state of Nebraska, known as the 'Gateway to the West' (5) |
| KLONDIKE | River in north-west Canada, rising in the Yukon (8) |
| RITAJOE | Member of the Order of Canada known as 'The Poet Laureate of the Mi'kmaq People': 2 wds. |
| FARGO | North Dakota city once known as 'The Gateway to the West' (5) |
| DUNKELD | Scottish town on the North bank of the River Tay, described as the Gateway to the Highlands (7) |
| GRENOBLE | Southeastern French city dubbed 'the gateway to the Alps' (8) |
| OBAN | Derived from the Gaelic meaning "little bay", port town in Argyll and Bute known as the "Gateway to the Isles" (4) |
| WORKSOP | Nottinghamshire town known as the Gateway to The Dukeries (7) |
| ACLE | Norfolk town known as "the gateway to the Broads" (4) |
| ASHBOURNE | Derbyshire town known as 'the gateway to the Peaks' (9) |
| ROSTOV | Russian city known as the gateway to the Caucasus |
| FORTSIMPSON | It is the only village in the Northwest Territories - and is known as the gateway to Nahanni National Park Reserve: 2 wds. |
| ONTARIO | Second- largest and most populous province of Canada, known as the Heartland Province (7) |
| SENEGAL | A West African coastal country that is also known as the "Gateway to Africa." |
| CAIRNS | Australian city in Queensland noted as the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef (6) |
| PICTON | South Island town regarded as the gateway to the Marlborough Sounds (6) |
| RANKININLET | Nunavut hamlet called the 'Gateway to the north': 2 wds. |
