| OSTEND | Seaport in north-west Belgium (pop about 70,000), once with a large fishing fleet ((6) |
| GRIMSBY | Port town in northeast Lincolnshire noted once for its large fishing fleet (7) |
| DINANT | Small city in southern Belgium (pop about 14,000),on the River Meuse (6) |
| PELICAN | One's often landed with a large fishing bill |
| ARCHANGEL | Major seaport in north- west Russia (pop about 350,000) (9) |
| LIEGE | An industrial city in Belgium (pop about 200,000), on the River Meuse (5) |
| TRAPANI | Seaport in north-west Sicily (7) |
| ANTWERP | City in Belgium (pop 510,000), with a 14th century Gothic cathedral (7) |
| PETERHEAD | Scotland's most easterly town; a large fishing port near Aberdeen (9) |
| NET | It's dropped from a large fishing boat |
| SEINES | Large fishing nets which share their name with a French river (6) |
| AVAUNT | Leave once with a boast |
| TRAWLS | Large fishing nets drawn at deep levels behind special boats (6) |
| CREMONA | City in northern Italy (pop about 70,000), with a 12th century cathedral (7) |
| SEINER | Large fishing boat |
| PASSCHENDAELE | Village in north west Belgium which was scene of heavy fighting in the First World War (13) |
| LISBURN | Small city in Northern Irelnd (pop about 70,000), granted city status in 2002(7) |
| BERMUDA | British Overseas Territory in the north Atlantic (20.5 sq miles; pop about 70,000) (7) |
| GARY | Industrial town in Indiana (pop about 70,000), founded in 1906 (4) |
| GHENT | City and port in north-west Belgium, the capital of East Flanders province (5) |
