| BERN | Site of the Swiss Bundeshaus |
| ALTDORF | Capital of the Swiss canton of Uri; setting of the 14th-century legend of William Tell (7) |
| MATTERHORN | King of the Swiss mountains overlooking Zermatt; an emblem for Alpinists which is one of the highest summits in the Alps (10) |
| TOMME | Variety of cheese made in the Savoy region of the Swiss Alps, traditionally on the same farm from which its milk is sourced (5) |
| BERNOULLI | Surname of the Swiss mathematician and scientist who gave his name to a principle about the speed of flow of a liquid |
| HENRY | Surname of the Swiss designer credited with the design of Peugeot, Ballot, and Sunbeam early twin-cam racing engines (5) |
| ALPS | The range of some of the Swiss planes coming back (4) |
| LAUSANNE | The capital and largest city of the Swiss canton of Vaud (8) |
| ALKAHEST | Hypothetical universal solvent sought by the alchemists, originating in the writings of the Swiss physician Paracelsus (1493-1541) (8) |
| SWITZERLAND | The country of the Swiss (11) |
| TELL | Narrate the tale of the Swiss hero (4) |
| ZWINGLI | Ulrich --, the principal figure of the Swiss Reformation (7) |
| SION | Capital of the Swiss canton of Valais (4) |
| HEIDI | Johanna Spyri's best-selling classic tale by about an orphan living in the mountain pastures of the Swiss AlpsA with her grandfather (5) |
| YODELS | Sings melodious inarticulate sounds in the manner of the Swiss mountain dwellers |
| REDCROSS | Which organisation was set up in 1864 at the instigation of the Swiss philanthropist Henri Dunant? (3,5) |
| CANTONS | Areas which make up the 26 member states of the Swiss Confederation (7) |
| OBERLAND | Alpine region of the Swiss canton of Bern (7,8) |
| BERNESE | Alpine region of the Swiss canton of Bern (7,8) |
| WYSS | Author of "The Swiss Family Robinson" |