| RIDINGS | Three former administrative divisions of Yorkshire (North, East and West) abolished in 1974 (7) |
| AEC | NRC predecessor once headed by Dixie Lee Ray that was abolished in 1974 |
| WITHERNSEA | North Sea coastal resort in the East Riding of Yorkshire north of Spurn Head (10) |
| RIDING | Practice of equestrianism; or, one of three former administrative divisions of Yorkshire (6) |
| EASTRIDING | One of three former administrative divisions of Yorkshire (4,6) |
| LINDSEY | Parts of ------- . the largest of the three former administrative areas of Lincolnshire (7) |
| REGIONS | Administrative divisions, areas or districts of countries; portions of space; parts of bodies around organs; or, spheres of interest (7) |
| OBLASTS | Administrative divisions of Russia (7) |
| SENECIO | Ragwort of Home Counties, north-east and Channel Islands with overseas origin |
| SHORTEN | "From north, east and south" would make it more crisp (7) |
| COLOMBO | The largest city and former administrative capital of Sri Lanka |
| TAYSIDE | Former administrative region of central eastern Scotland (7) |
| ONWARDS | With advancing motion concerning administrative divisions (7) |
| TIBETAN | Native of an administrative division of China that's the world's highest country |
| ISLEOF | And 14. A former administrative division of Cambridgeshire (4,2,3) |
| BOROUGH | Administrative division of a large city (7) |
| ELY | A former administrative division of Cambridgeshire (4,2,3) |
| MALHAM | Village in North Yorkshire north-west of Ilkley noted for - Tarn and - Cove (6) |
| NORTHRIDING | Administrative division of Yorkshire until 1974 (5,6) |
| NEWEST | The most up-to-date come from the north-east and west (6) |
