| BERN | The de facto capital of Switzerland (4) |
| LUBECK | German city, the de facto capital of the Hanseatic League |
| VICHY | The de facto capital of the French State from 1940 to 1944 (5) |
| BONN | From 1949 to 1990, seat of government and de facto capital of West Germany. (4) |
| BERNE | De facto capital of Switzerland |
| PSALM | Swiss -; national anthem of the country with the de facto capital Berne (5) |
| BRUSSELS | Capital city of Belgium, de facto capital of the European Union (8) |
| VALLADOLID | University city in Spain; de facto capital of the autonomous region of Castile and Leon (10) |
| LAPAZ | Largest city and de facto capital of Bolivia, in the Andes mountains southeast of Lake Titicaca (2,3) |
| ABIDJAN | De facto capital of the Ivory Coast (7) |
| THEHAGUE | De facto capital of the Netherlands (3,5) |
| TAIPEI | De facto capital of Taiwan (6) |
| YAREN | Largest district and de facto capital of Nauru, created in 1968 (5) |
| PIET | Mr. Mondrian, one of the founders of the De Stijl art movement (4) |
| STOA | Corridor linking capitals of Switzerland and Austria? (4) |
| KENT | The De Tomaso Vallelunga was powered by this Ford engine (4) |
| TOUR | Cycle race, the ... de France |
| SIMONDEMONTFORT | 13th-century Earl of Leicester who led baronial opposition to Henry III and was briefly the de facto ruler of England |
| SALERNO | City that briefly served as the Kingdom of Italy's de-facto capital during the Second World War |
| WALPOLE | Statesman (surname) who was the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain (7) |
