| SAARBRUCKEN | State capital of Saarland in western Germany, on the River Saar near the border with France (11) |
| WIESBADEN | Capital of Hesse state in western Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mainz (9) |
| TRIER | City in western Germany on the banks of the Moselle River (5) |
| KOLN | A commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River. |
| ANETO | Highest mountain in the Pyrenees, in N Spain near the border with France (5) |
| SAARLAND | State in western Germany, on the French border (8) |
| JOHNBALLIOL | King of Scotland who initiated the Auld Alliance with France (4,7) |
| NAVARRE | Autonomous region of northern Spain on the border with France; capital, Pamplona (7) |
| CATHOLICISM | To become allies with France, Charles II promised to convert to this religion |
| BADENBADEN | Spa town in SW Germany near the border with France (5-5) |
| SPANISHONIONS | Those on the border with France getting in soon in disguise - they'll bring tears to your eyes (7,6) |
| YPRES | Town near the border with France |
| BERETS | This type of head wear was developed in the Basque region in the 19th century and is associated with France |
| ESSEN | Industrial city in western Germany (pop about 580,000), on the River Ruhr (5) |
| SCHELDT | (GKN) Second-longest river of Belgium after the Meuse, shared with France and the Netherlands (7) |
| HALLE | City of E central Germany on the River Saale, in Saxony-Anhalt near Leipzig (5) |
| HAMM | City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the River Lippe severely damaged in the Second World War (4) |
| GERMANY | Saarland and Saxony are two of the states in this EU country (7) |
| ITALY | Country having a land border with France and Slovenia (5) |
| RUHR | River in western Germany, a tributary of the Rhine (4) |
