| BERGAMO | Walled city in Lombardy, Italy, north-east of Milan (7) |
| MANTUA | City in Italy north east of Parma surrounded by lakes (6) |
| BRESCIA | City in Lombardy, Italy west of Lake Garda (7) |
| CREMONA | City in Lombardy, Italy on the River Po, noted for the manufacture of fine violins (7) |
| ETRURIA | Ancient region in central Italy, north of Rome (7) |
| MONZA | City in Lombardy, Italy, with a motor-racing circuit (5) |
| LAKE | Large Y-shaped body of water of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy (4,4) |
| COMO | Large Y-shaped body of water of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy (4,4) |
| LAKECOMO | A body of water of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy (4,4) |
| PIACENZA | City in Emilia-Romagna, Italy on the River Po south-east of Milan (8) |
| GORGONZOLA | Which veined blue cheese originated in a town in Lombardy, Italy? (10) |
| PERONI | Brewing company founded in Lombardy, Italy in 1846 (6) |
| MODENA | City in Italy, north-west of Bologna (6) |
| ETRUSCAN | Native of an ancient state of Italy north of the Tiber (8) |
| TERNI | City of Italy north of Rome |
| VIAREGGIO | City in Tuscany, Italy, north of Pisa on the Ligurian Sea coast (9) |
| BERGAMOT | A citron-, limonette- or orange-like fruit; essence extracted from such a citrus; bee balm or mint of similar aroma; a fine sweet dessert pear; or, a tapestry made in a picturesque medieval walled cit |
| EMILIA | __-Romagna, region of Italy north of Tuscany (6) |
| VARESE | A historic city in Lombardy, 55 kilometres north of Milan, that overlooks a glacial lake of the same name |
| MILAN | City in Lombardy, chief financial centre of Italy (5) |
