| TURIN | Italian city, capital of Piedmont region (5) |
| NAPLES | Italian city, capital of the Campania region (6) |
| VENICE | Italian city, capital of the Veneto region (6) |
| AQUILA | Italian city, capital of the Abruzzi region (6) |
| PALERMO | Italian city, capital of Sicily (7) |
| PERUGIA | Italian city, capital of Umbria |
| IVREA | Town in the Piedmont region of Italy (5) |
| DIJON | French city, capital of the former duchy of Burgundy (5) |
| MZUZU | University city; capital of Northern Region, Malawi (5) |
| LIEGE | Belgian city, capital of province of the same name (5) |
| NANCY | French city, capital of the Dukes of Lorraine in the 12c (5) |
| ROUEN | Cathedral city, capital of Normandy (5) |
| TATAR | Russian city, capital of the Tatar autonomous republic (5) |
| PETRA | Ancient Jordanian city, capital of the Nabataeans |
| ASTI | Neighbouring the tartufo bianco (white truffle) region Alba and noted for sparkling wine, the "city of 100 towers" in the heart of Piedmont (4) |
| BAROLO | A dry red wine that comes from the northern Italian region of Piedmont (6) |
| ALBA | Barbera d'___ (Wine of Piedmont, Italy) |
| AGNOLOTTI | Italian pasta ripiena (stuffed pasta) similar to ravioli, characteristic of the Piedmont region (9) |
| ELON | Piedmont region university |
| SANTANDER | Spanish city, capital of the historic region of Cantabria |
