| DUMFRIES | ___ and Galloway, a region of southwest Scotland (8) |
| GALLOWAY | Region of southwest Scotland which gives its name to a breed of black hornless cattle (8) |
| ARMAGNAC | A dry brown brandy distilled in a region of southwest France (8) |
| CALABRIA | Song about following taxi around a lake in a region of SW Italy (8) |
| MESOPOTAMIA | A region of southwest Asia between the lower and middle reaches of '4 Down' and the Euphrates (11) |
| CALABRESE | Most familiar type of broccoli in British supermarkets, named after a region of SW Italy (9) |
| AYRSHIRE | Former administrative county of southwest Scotland whose towns included Dalry and Beith (8) |
| CORNWALL | Region of southwest England (8) |
| CHECHNYA | Quasi-autonomous region of southwest Russia, capital Grozny (8) |
| DORDOGNE | Department in Aquitaine region of southwest France (8) |
| CASHMERE | Fine soft wool from goats of a disputed region of SW central Asia (8) |
| CAMPANIA | Region of SW Italy including the islands of Capri and Ischia; capital, Naples (8) |
| WHITHORN | Royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway; location of Candida Casa, the church of St Ninian (8) |
| GREENOCK | A port in SW Scotland (8) |
| DRUCHTAG | And 28ac 12thc. mound in Dumfries & Galloway once bearing a wooden castle (8,5) |
| NEAREAST | Area in warmest region of SW Asia |
| SWAPSHOP | Dumfries and Galloway has Sappho excited about trading place (4,4) |
| DALBEATTIE | The granite town of southwest Scotland on the Urr Water, east of Castle Douglas (10) |
| AYR | Coastal town of southwest Scotland |
| MULLOFKINTYRE | Promontory of SW Scotland (4,2,7) |
