| CLUNY | Town in central France, site of a Benedictine Abbey founded in 910 (5) |
| VEZELAY | This French village lies on a hill on the left bank of the Cure River. Its history is tied to its Benedictine abbey, founded in the 9th century. The abbey attracted pilgrims because the supposed remai |
| HOUND | PlusWord No 910 |
| CMX | 910, once (3) |
| MONTE | Site of a Benedictine monastery in central Italy accidentally destroyed by the Allies in 1944 (5,7) |
| SEDAN | Commune in Ardennes, NE France, site of a 1940 World War II battle (5) |
| REIMS | Unofficial capital of the Champagne wine-growing region in France, site of the baptism of Clovis and the traditional coronation place of French kings (5) |
| TOURS | Town in central France on the River Loire with a Gothic cathedral (5) |
| SELBY | North Yorkshire town with an abbey founded in 1069 (5) |
| NEWRY | Seaport of County Down famous for its abbey founded in 1175 (5) |
| VICHY | Town in central France, noted for mineral waters (5) |
| MACON | City in central France, a centre of the wine-producing region of lower Burgundy (5) |
| ABBEY | Wymondham ... was founded in 1107 as a Benedictine monastery (5) |
| CASSINO | Site of a Benedictine monastery in central Italy accidentally destroyed by the Allies in 1944 (5,7) |
| MONTECASSINO | Site of a Benedictine monastery in central Italy accidentally destroyed by the Allies in 1944 (5,7) |
| BELLEAU | --- Wood, forest in France, site of a battle in 1918 in which U.S. Marines halted a German advance (7) |
| LOIRE | River in central France noted for its fish and phytoplankton (5) |
| ARMENTIERES | Commune in Nord, N France; site of a 1914 battle in World War One |
| VERSAILLES | Capital of the Yvelines department in northern France; site of a royal palace built for Louis XIV c. 1661-1678 (10) |
| LEMANS | City in France, site of a 24-hour endurance race (2,4) |
