| SAVIOUR | The Church of St ___, Wildboarclough; it nestles in the shadow of Shutlingsloe, known locally as the Cheshire Matterhorn (7) |
| URSULA | Cologne's Church of St.___ |
| NITRE | Saltpetre starts to nestle in the reclining end |
| ELIAN | Syria's Church of Saint ___ |
| ROOSTS | Nestles in |
| SENTINELS | Nestles in here knowing they're on guard outside (9) |
| WHITHORN | Royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway; location of Candida Casa, the church of St Ninian (8) |
| EXETER | Home of the Church of St. Peter |
| NAVE | Part of the Church of St John, Avebury (4) |
| TARIM | (DEC) Longest inland river of China, known locally as the Talimu He (5) |
| DAY | Cupid can relax: Held on the third Saturday in October, Sweetest ___ is the candycentric celebration that remains in the shadow of February's festival of love |
| TIBER | Major river of central Italy known locally as the Tevere (5) |
| LHASA | Small Tibetan dog breed known locally as the abso seng kye ('bark lion sentinel dog') (5,4) |
| APSO | Small Tibetan dog breed known locally as the abso seng kye ('bark lion sentinel dog') (5,4) |
| SWAHILICOAST | In this selection for REGIONS, "fishermen in wooden ngalawa paddle in the shadow of high-speed ferries" |
| INVERNESSCALEDONIAN | Scottish football team whose ground lies in the shadow of the Kessock Bridge beside the Moray Firth (9,10,7) |
| NANGAPARBAT | Ninth-highest mountain in the world, in the Himalayas of northern Pakistan; known locally as Diamir (5,6) |
| FRASERBURGH | Aberdeenshire fishing town known locally as 'The Broch' (11) |
| ISLE | District of East London, in the shadow of Canary Wharf (4,2,4) |
| OFDOGS | District of East London, in the shadow of Canary Wharf (4,2,4) |
