| AUVERGNE | Region in central France made up of Allier, Puy-de-Dome, Cantal and Haute-Loire (8) |
| DETOURED | Deviated from route winding through heart of Puy-de-Dome (8) |
| HAUTELOIRE | Department of S central France east of Cantal and west of Ardeche (5-5) |
| LOIRE | Department between Puy-de-Dome and Rhone |
| MASSIFCENTRAL | Mountainous region which makes up about 15% of France, with the 1886m Puy de Sancy its highest peak (6,7) |
| SAONEETLOIRE | Department in Burgundy region in central France (5-2-5) |
| MACON | A dry red or white wine from the Burgundy region in central France (5) |
| VICHY | Town and spa in Central France on the River Allier, seat of the collaborationist government under Marshal Petain (5) |
| CENTRAL | Great mountainous plateau in southern France whose peaks include Puy de Sancy (6,7) |
| MASSIF | Great mountainous plateau in southern France whose peaks include Puy de Sancy (6,7) |
| CHABLIS | Region in central France known for its very dry white wine |
| TURKESTAN | Region in central Asia between Siberia in the north and Tibet, India, Afghanistan and Iran in the south (9) |
| KARAKUM | Great sandy region in Central Asia lying south of the Amu Darya river and occupying about 70 percent of the area of Turkmenistan. (7) |
| TUSCANY | A region in central Italy, site of a cathedral with a dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi in its c |
| CASSOULET | A stew originating from France, made from haricot beans, goose, duck and pork sausages (9) |
| JUS | A thin gravy or sauce esp. in France, made from meat juices (3) |
| LENTILS | Masoor dal is prepared using the red variety of these pulses while those from Puy in France are gree |
| OUDH | Region in central Uttar Pradesh,which was a centre of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58 (4) |
| ICI | Here, in Haute-Loire |
| TELOI | Greek aims revealed in Haute-Loire |
