| HARWICH | Town in Essex that is noted as a passenger ferry port (7) |
| GLASS | Murano near Venice is noted as a centre for making this (5) |
| GRAYS | Town in Essex that is the birthplace of comedian Joe Pasquale (5) |
| EPPING | Market town in Essex that is the birthplace of TV presenter Ben Shephard (6) |
| SEAWAY | High-speed passenger ferry (6) |
| SEACAT | High-speed passenger ferry (6) |
| KELVEDON | ___ Hatch, village in Essex that is home to a cold war bunker that is open to the public |
| TILBURY | Port town in Essex in which Queen Elizabeth I addressed her troops in 1588, giving a famous speech (7) |
| SPARKLE | The - - - Sevens, glittering tournament at Felsted School, Essex, that supports a charity helping people in need (7) |
| JACKDAW | Large common bird, Corvus monedula, that is noted for its thieving habits (7) |
| NILGIRI | The --- Hills is a plateau in Tamil Nadu, India, noted as a tea-growing district (7) |
| ERASMUS | Grandfather of English naturalist Charles Darwin, noted as a physician and a poet (1731-1802) (7) |
| STRAPIN | Secure, as a passenger |
| ROTBLAT | Sir Joseph, Polish-born physicist noted as a critic of nuclear weapons (7) |
| LANGTRY | Lillie, actress and socialite noted as a companion of Edward VII when he was the Prince of Wales (7) |
| STANSTED | Airport in Essex that opened in 1943 as a US Air Force bomber base (8) |
| LAKESIDE | Out-of-town shopping centre in Essex that opened in 1990 (8) |
| HAVERING | London borough bordering Essex that is the city's easternmost (8) |
| GRAYSELEGY | It was written in a churchyard in town in Essex before, say, in city in Cambridgeshire (5,5) |
| SOUTHEND | Place in Essex that will soon be granted city status by The Queen (8) |
