| WHARFE | Tributary of the River Ouse in West and North Yorkshire upon which Ilkley stands |
| WHARFEDALE | Picturesque area of Yorkshire in which Ilkley is located |
| NEWSWORTHINESS | Squally showers in west and north at first: that"ll guarantee coverage by the media (14) |
| WYVERN | Monster very active in West and North |
| GOOLE | Inland port in the East Riding of Yorkshire at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Don |
| NEWHAVEN | East Sussex port town in the constituency of Lewes at the mouth of the river Ouse (8) |
| MICKLEGATE | Major historic street in York to the west of the River Ouse (10) |
| HUMBER | Estuary formed at the junction of the rivers Ouse and Trent near Goole in North Eastern England |
| YORK | English cathedral city at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss (4) |
| SELBY | Town in North Yorkshire, on the river Ouse, reputed to be the birthplace of Henry I (5) |
| CAM | Tributary of the river Ouse (3) |
| LUXEMBOURG | Capital of the same-named tiny country bordered by Belgium on the west and north, France on the south, and Germany on the northeast and east (10) |
| YUCATAN | A northeastern projection of Central America, lying between the Gulf of Mexico to the west and north and the Caribbean Sea to the east. (7) |
| MALHAM | Village in North Yorkshire north-west of Ilkley noted for - Tarn and - Cove (6) |
| TRENT | River rising in Staffordshire and flowing 185 miles to join the River Ouse (5) |
| BEDFORD | Town on the river Ouse, 46m north of London (7) |
| THROWOPEN | Remove all restrictions from work in west and east put in north, somehow (5,4) |
| PENNINES | The ---, range of hills separating North West and North East England (8) |
| ELY | Cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Ouse (3) |
| SUNDOWN | Discordant sound to west and north late in the day (7) |
