| DNIEPER | The fourth- longest r1ver in Europe rising in Russia and flowing to the Black Sea (7) |
| SAAR | A river in Europe, rising in the Vosges Mountains and flowing north to the Moselle river in Germany (4) |
| DANUBE | Rising in the Black Forest and flowing to the Black Sea through 10 countries and many cities including Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade, the second-longest river in Europe (6) |
| MARMARA | The Sea of ... in NW Turkey is linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus (7) |
| ZAMBEZI | Fourth-longest river in Africa, which flows into the Indian Ocean (7) |
| ZAMBESI | Fourth-longest river of Africa, on which the Victoria Falls are located (7) |
| ZHIVAGO | 1966 David Lean epic set in Russia and starring Omar Sharif, Doctor ------- (7) |
| URAL | River in central Russia, rising in mountains of the same name and flowing to the Caspian Sea (4) |
| ODER | A river in Central Europe, rising in the Czech Republic and flowing north and west to the Baltic (4) |
| ELBE | River in Central Europe, rising in the North Czech Republic and flowing northwest to the North Sea (4) |
| TROUBLE | Start talking money in Russia and you'll have strife! (7) |
| GODUNOV | Opera by Mussorgsky set in Russia and Poland (5,7) |
| FLINDERS | Longest river in Queensland rising in the Gregory Range and flowing to the Gulf of Carpentaria (8) |
| DEIRDRE | Fourth longest serving character on Coronation Street, married four times (7) |
| RIOGRANDE | North American river, rising in Colorado and flowing to the Gulf of Mexico, forming the border between the US and Mexico |
| TEES | River rising in the north Pennines and flowing to the North Sea near Middlesbrough (4) |
| ORD | River in N.E. Western Australia rising on the Kimberley Plateau and flowing to the Timor Sea (3) |
| LIARD | Canadian river rising in the Yukon and flowing to the Mackenzie River (5) |
| WEAR | River rising in northwest Durham and flowing to the North Sea at Sunderland (4) |
| RYDE | Resort on the Isle of Wight whose pier is the fourth longest in the United Kingdom |