| NUNEATON | Which Warwickshire town is famous for its associations with the 19th-century author George Eliot? (8) |
| ADAMBEDE | What was the first novel by English author George Eliot? (4,4) |
| GOLFCLUB | Sport place associated with the 19th hole (4-4) |
| ARTESIAN | Type of well named for its association with the medieval Carthusian monks of Artois (8) |
| SHERWOOD | Ancient royal forest in Nottingham noted for its association with the legend of Robin Hood (8) |
| HAWORTH | West Yorkshire village noted for its association with the Brontes (7) |
| IVY | Trailing evergreen "Hedera", once thought to prevent drunkenness, from its association with the god of wine and intoxication, Dionysus, and for its apparent choking of grapevines (3) |
| BAYREUTH | Bavarian town known for its association with Richard Wagner (8) |
| GRUEL | Thin oatmeal synonymous with poverty and punishment for its association with an old phrase, Oliver Twist and workhouses (5) |
| NOTTINGHAM | English city known for its association with Robin Hood and the lace-making industry (10) |
| HARDSHIP | "The beginning of ____ is like the first taste of bitter food" (Adam Bede, George Eliot) (8) |
| TWILL | It won't be denied its association with the cavalry |
| DELFT | Which Netherlands town is famous for its ceramics? (5) |
| GOUDA | Which Dutch town is famous for its yellow cheese? (5) |
| SPA | Which Belgian town is famous for its mineral springs? (3) |
| ASCOT | Which English town is famous for its nearby racecourse |
| BAKEWELL | Which Derbyshire town is famous for an almond-flavoured tart? (8) |
| ETON | Found 20 miles west of London, this town is famous for its exclusive college |
| ADAM | Forename of the carpenter in a novel described as "full of the breath of cows and scent of hay" by its author George Eliot (4) |
| EVANS | What was the real surname of novelist Mary Anne, who was published under the name of George Eliot? (5) |
