| BOSPORUS | Waterway also known as the Strait of Istanbul (8) |
| MILLSTREAM | Waterway also called a leat (10) |
| CANAL | Artificial waterway, also called 'cut' (5) |
| BLACKSEA | Colourful type seen on the beach on the shores of Istanbul and Odessa, among others (5,3) |
| RELIGION | Area surrounding outskirts of Istanbul rejected Islam? (8) |
| BASILISK | Forest-dwelling lizard outside of Istanbul lies in sun (8) |
| HEATHROW | Europe's busiest airport, slightly ahead of Istanbul (8) |
| CONSTANT | Unchanging, like more than half of Istanbul once |
| USKUDAR | Which densely populated part of Istanbul, on the shore of the Bosporus, was formerly known as Scutar |
| LIVERPOOL | Which football team's victory is also known as the 'Miracle of Istanbul'? (9) |
| GOLDENHORN | Inlet of the Bosporus that forms the harbour of Istanbul, Turkey (6,4) |
| PERA | What is the former name for Beyoglu, a district on the European side of Istanbul? (4) |
| GALATASARAY | Turkish sports club based on the European side of Istanbul |
| SCUTARI | Former name of Uskudar, a district of Istanbul, Turkey (7) |
| CONSTANTINOPLE | Reviewed topical sonnet containing name of Istanbul in the past (14) |
| BYZANTIUM | The city of Istanbul was previously called Constantinople. What was it called before that? (9) |
| BULB | It's needed for a light section of Istanbul bridge (4) |
| TURK | Native of Istanbul, for example |
| ASIA | Where about onethird of Istanbul residents live |
| FASHIONISTA | Make half of Istanbul notice style icon |
