| GARREG | Village location of the Brondanw estate of Clough Williams-Ellis, or part of the Welsh folk song "Dafydd, Y ... Wen or David of the White Rock" (6) |
| PORTMEIRION | "The Welsh Xanadu" of Clough Williams-Ellis where TV series The Prisoner was filmed (11) |
| TRIO | German band who did the song "Da Da Da" used in a Volkswagen ad campaign |
| KILMUIR | Skye village, location of the Flora Macdonald monument (7) |
| CARBOST | Skye village, location of the Talisker distillery (7) |
| EMMERDALE | Village location of the Woolpack (9) |
| OCTOPUS | England and the -; book by Clough Williams-Ellis, creator of the Italianate village Portmeirion (7) |
| BEAULIEU | Hampshire village; location of Palace House, the home of the Montagu family (8) |
| THEVALLEYS | Local or informal name of a region of South Wales that was once at the heart of the Welsh coal mining industry (3,7) |
| LLANBERIS | Location of the Welsh Slate Museum and terminus of the Snowdon Mountain Railway (9) |
| QUAINTON | Village location of Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (8) |
| BRAY | Berkshire village, location of two three-Michelinstarred restaurants (4) |
| DATCHET | Thameside village, location of Windsorview Lakes (*chatted) (7) |
| CRAVEN | ___ Arms, station at the junction of the Welsh Marches and Heart of Wales lines (6) |
| NEWPORT | One of the 11 founder members of the Welsh union in 1881 (7) |
| CRAIGBELLAMY | Footballer who was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007 |
| BTS | Initials-sharers of the Welsh singer of 1984 hit "Holding Out for a Hero" |
| CHEPSTOW | Town in Monmouthshire whose racecourse became the regular venue of the Welsh National in 1949 |
| WADES | An area of ancient woodland in a stream valley within Winsford, ___ Clough contains a designated Site of Biological Importance, recognising the wide variety of wildlife there (5) |
| WILLIAMSELLIS | Clough -- - --, creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion (8-5) |
