| EVERTON | District of Liverpool (pop about 15,000) (7) |
| BEATLES | Liverpool pop group |
| TOXTETH | District of Liverpool (7) |
| TROON | Resort and seaport in Ayrshire (pop about 15,000 (5) |
| ABERDARE | Town in south Wales (pop about 15,000), once a major pubishing centre (8) |
| NOIA | Town in north-west Spain (pop about 15,000), on the Timbre River (4) |
| ALLOA | Town in central Scotland (pop about 15,000), once a thriving port (5) |
| PHILBIN | He's been on TV over 15,000 hours |
| SCOUSER | Kind of stew recommended at the outset by a native of Liverpool (7) |
| RODGERS | Who is the manager of Liverpool FC? (7) |
| AINTREE | Nationally famous suburb of Liverpool (7) |
| ANFIELD | Home of Liverpool Football Club (7) |
| BETHNAL | ___ Green, Central Line station east of Liverpool Street (7) |
| REDKITE | Bird, iconic identifier of Liverpool, on top of edifice |
| EMRECAN | German footballer, once of Liverpool, now captain of Borussia Dortmund (4,3) |
| WOLFCUB | Wild young winger of Liverpool Football Club, under ban initially |
| CHESTER | County town south of Liverpool |
| OLDSWAN | Inner-city area of Liverpool bordered by Knotty Ash, Stoneycroft, Broadgreen, Fairfield and Wavertree (3,4) |
| ILIAD | 24-book epic poem of more than 15,000 lines |
| ACRE | One of nearly 15,000 in Manhattan |
