| ABERFAN | Village near Merthyr Tydfil and site of a colliery spoil tip collapse in 1966 (7) |
| TAFF | The River ____ flows through Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff |
| CAGE | A basic lift in the shaft of a colliery; a group of cells in a killer sudoku; a bidon holder on a bike's frame; or, an aviary, coop or hutch (4) |
| PERCAPITA | A head of a colliery in sports car, travelling (3,6) |
| EBBWVALE | Welsh town near Merthyr Tydfil (4,4) |
| BUGANDA | A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom. |
| ENTEBBE | Ugandan city and site of a 1976 hostage-rescue mission by Israeli forces |
| CORINTH | Ancient Greek city and site of the Temple of Apollo and the Acrocorinth Fortress |
| QUAKERS | Station on the Merthyr Tydfil branch (7) |
| ACORUNA | Port city of Galicia, Spain, and site of an 1809 battle during the Peninsular War (1,6) |
| MERTHYR | --- Tydfil, birthplace in Wales of the fashion designer Laura Ashley (7) |
| SPANDAU | Berlin suburb and site of prison that once housed German WWII war criminals |
| EXAMINE | Inspect what used to be a colliery (7) |
| STAINED | Ground and site getting sullied (7) |
| NASEBY | Northamptonshire village and site of a battle in 1645 (6) |
| DELPHI | Ancient Greek town and site of a famous temple, supposedly the centre of the world (6) |
| CHARINGCROSS | Central London junction and site of a medieval memorial cross to Queen Eleanor until 1647 (7,5) |
| TROY | Ancient city and site of a famous war of Greek myth (4) |
| GETTYSBURG | Pennsylvania town and site of a US Civil War battle (10) |
| BROW | The top of a hill; a gallery in a colliery; a gangway from a ship to the shore; the first point/tine of an antler; or, one's forehead or supercilium (4) |
