| FOLKESTONE | The English starting point of the Channel Tunnel is near this Kent town |
| SEVENOAKS | Wets thoroughly, even within this Kent town (9) |
| EVERYBODY | All extremely English, starting with evidence of murder |
| CHUNNEL | Nickname of the Channel Tunnel between France and England (7) |
| CHAMONIX | Short name for the resort on the north side of Mont Blanc that hosted the first Winter Olympics and is the starting point of the Haute Route ski touring trail ending in Zermatt (8) |
| SANGATTE | Commune in Pas-de-Calais, France; former location of a refugee camp near the Channel Tunnel terminal |
| EDALE | Village in the High Peak of Derbyshire; the starting point of the Pennine Way (5) |
| MACHYNLLETH | The Centre of Alternative Technology is near this town in Powys |
| ENGLAND | The Channel Tunnel connects France to this UK country (7) |
| ASHFORD | Last port of call in England before HS1 trains enter the Channel Tunnel (7) |
| COQUELLES | Suburb of Calais, N France, in which the Channel Tunnel terminates (9) |
| GEMINI | ___ Trains - company proposing to run services through the Channel Tunnel to the continent (6) |
| EUROSTAR | International rail service linking the UK with continental Europe via the Channel Tunnel (8) |
| LANE | Location of Thomas Farriner's bakery, the supposed starting point of the Great Fire of London in 1666 (7,4) |
| PUDDING | Location of Thomas Farriner's bakery, the supposed starting point of the Great Fire of London in 1666 (7,4) |
| TROY | Start of a word ladder (and the starting point of the journey) |
| FARNHAM | Town in North West Surrey, the western starting point of the North Downs Way (7) |
| KETTERING | Wicksteed Park, which includes one of Britain’s oldest amusement parks, is near this Northamptonshire town |
| KENT | English county where the Channel Tunnel starts |
| MAKEBOTHENDSMEET | The Channel Tunnel consortium, for example, had to stay solvent |
