| MARL | Term for mud rich in lime or calcium carbonate; Upton, on Wirral, is noted for its ___pits, havens for aquatic wildlife (4) |
| CLART | Scottish term for mud, dirt, mire etc. (5) |
| EMMA | First name of Lady Hamilton, mistress of Admiral Lord Nelson; she was baptised in Neston, on Wirral (4) |
| KATE | Moss or Upton on a runway |
| CITRIC | This acid is found in lime or lemon fruit (6) |
| CEVICHE | Spanish-American dish of raw fish marinaded in lime or lemon juice (7) |
| GRIN | In Alice In Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat disappears except for its ___. (4) |
| PIES | Melton Mowbray is famous for its ___. (4) |
| MORDACIOUS | Vitriolic sodium or calcium symbolically mixed |
| METAL | E.g. copper or calcium (5) |
| TUFA | Soft, porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime (4) |
| CALCIC | About 50 to 199 relatively rich in lime (6) |
| CLOAM | From the Old English for "mud", a provincial Devonshire or Cornish word meaning "made of clay"; or, earthenware collectively (5) |
| SUZHOU | City in Jiangsu, China on the Grand Canal that is noted for its gardens (6) |
| GOTHA | Which town in Germany is noted for its Almanach recording the royal and noble houses of Europe from |
| NEW | Region of woodland and heath in SW Hampshire, England that is noted for its ponies (3,6) |
| FOREST | Region of woodland and heath in SW Hampshire, England that is noted for its ponies (3,6) |
| SENCELLES | Municipality in central Mallorca that includes the villages of Biniali and Ruberts and is noted for its traditional architecture (9) |
| ADOBE | Building material named from the Spanish for 'mud brick', used since ancient times in arid regions with little available wood (5) |
| ASPEN | US resort town in central Colorado that is noted for its skiing (5) |
