| ALHAMBRA | The ........ , palace and fort in Granada (8) |
| KINGPINS | Bosses one of those in The Palace and needles mate? (8) |
| SACKINGS | Small account of the palace and head of state getting rid of staff (8) |
| EBORACUM | What was the name of the Roman city and fort where York is now situated? (8) |
| THEATRES | The Palace and Radio City |
| TWINCITY | Characteristic shared by Minneapolis and St Paul, and Dallas and Fort Worth? (4,4) |
| COLORADO | U.S. state whose cities include Aurora and Fort Collins (8) |
| SARASOTA | Florida city between Tampa and Fort Myers |
| ELWORTHY | --------Barrows, Iron Age hill fort in Brompton Ralph in Somerset (8) |
| KREUTZER | Conradin ___, German composer of 1834 opera The Night Camp in Granada (8) |
| APRESSKI | In Granada press kindly included in evening amusements (5-3) |
| COURTIER | Works in The Palace and finishes at 4 across? That's right! (8) |
| VIENNA | Austrian capital, birth city of Franz Schubert, home of Mozart, Beethoven and the Strauss family, site of the palace and gardens of Schonbrunn (6) |
| ISABELLA | There's a statue of this Spanish queen in Granada, by Felipe Bigamy |
| GLEVUM | Roman "bright city", colonia and fort whose legacy and name live on in modern-day Gloucester (6) |
| CALEDONIAN | Which canal, completed in 1822, links Inverness and Fort William? (10) |
| BASES | Fort Bragg and Fort Hood |
| ALAMO | Fort in the style of Balmoral, in the middle |
| MESSENGER | Melinda ?, television presenter whose credits include Cowboy Builders and Fort Boyard |
| MAINESTATEPARKS | Ferry Beach and Fort McClary |