| READING | Studying town in Berkshire (7) |
| WINDSOR | Market town in Berkshire that is home to a castle, the Queen's main residence, approached by a tree-lined avenue or "Long Walk" extending for some three miles in its Great Park (7) |
| NEWBURY | Racecourse town in Berkshire, birthplace of Paddington Bear's creator, Michael Bond (7) |
| WIVESOF | Tipsy spouses from town in Berkshire play (5,5,2,7) |
| MERRY | Tipsy spouses from town in Berkshire play (5,5,2,7) |
| SLOUGH | Large town in Berkshire immortalised by John Betjeman in a 1937 poem |
| BRACKNELL | Town in Berkshire |
| THATCHAM | Town in Berkshire east of Newbury (8) |
| ETON | Historic town in Berkshire |
| ASCOT | Racecourse town in Berkshire (5) |
| MAIDENHEAD | Town in Berkshire on River Thames (10) |
| SANDHURST | Town in Berkshire housing a Royal Military Academy |
| HUNGERFORD | Market town in Berkshire that lies on the Kennet and Avon Canal (10) |
| EVADING | Steering clear of five in Berkshire town right from the start (7) |
| LEANDER | One of the world's oldest rowing clubs, based in Remenham in Berkshire (7) |
| SPENCER | Stanley ____ was best-known for his religious paintings, often set in his home village, Cookham in Berkshire |
| SAUSAGE | Banger, in Berkshire |
| READINGROOM | In Berkshire town, fell over in part of library (7-4) |
| REDHERRING | German man in Berkshire town ignoring a diversion (3,7) |
| SNOWPLOUGH | Winter vehicle presently parking in Berkshire town (10) |
