| MYRA | Town of ancient Lycia now Demre, Turkey |
| XANTHUS | Chief city of ancient Lycia taken by the Romans whose remains lie in present-day Turkey (7) |
| ASWAN | Modern name of Swenett, the southern frontier town of Ancient Egypt |
| AULIS | Port town of ancient Greece from which the Greek fleet is said to have sailed for the siege of Troy (5) |
| DAN | Northernmost town of ancient Palestine |
| ARIMATHEA | Town of ancient Palestine whence Saint Joseph (9) |
| CANOPUS | Bright star; town of ancient Egypt |
| SARPEDON | In Greek mythology, a son of Zeus who became king of Lycia (8) |
| DREAM | Mixed-up monster, terror of Lycia |
| IOBATES | King of Lycia in Greek mythology also known as Amphianax |
| AMOS | Third of the twelve minor prophetic books of the Old Testament, attributed to 'a shepherd from the town of Tekoa' (4) |
| WINE | Foggy milieu of sitcom set in the town of Holmfirth (4,2,3,6,4) |
| LAST | Foggy milieu of sitcom set in the town of Holmfirth (4,2,3,6,4) |
| TRIM | County town of Meath, Republic of Ireland (4) |
| CAPE | Town of South Africa; Horn of South America (4) |
| NAAS | County town of County Kildare, Republic of Ireland (4) |
| BUTE | Island in the Firth of Clyde that houses the town of Rothesay (4) |
| ERIC | English comedian who took the second part of his stage name from his home town of Morecambe (4) |
| TRAM | Form of transport on tracks, the one between the town of Soller and its port on Mallorca's west coast was inaugurated in 1913 (4) |
| AUDE | In which French Department is the medieval town of Carcassonne? (4) |
