| BILBAO | Spanish port on the Bay of Biscay associated with the steel industry (6) |
| CORBY | New town in Northamptonshire formerly associated with the steel industry (5) |
| PUEBLO | City in Colorado which is a centre of the steel industry (6) |
| ANSHAN | City in central Liaoning province, China associated with the iron and steel industry (6) |
| MADRAS | Port on the Bay of Bengal |
| SANSEBASTIAN | Spanish port on the Bay of Biscay, where a film festival has been held since 1953 |
| TEMPER | Become incensed and fail to process the steel properly? (4,4,6) |
| SMILER | The .*****, steel rollercoaster at Alton Towers in Staffordshire (6) |
| ELOPER | One who bolts among the steel operatives (6) |
| ELECTS | Chooses 100 Romans to carry the steel (6) |
| VALE | And 20D. Town in Blaenau Gwent, Wales, formerly associated with the steel and coal industries (4,4) |
| EBBWVALE | Town in Blaenau Gwent, Wales formerly associated with the steel and coal industries (4,4) |
| EBBW | & 23A Town in Blaenau Gwent, Wales, formerly associated with the steel and coal industries (4,4) |
| MANGANESE | Metallic element widely used in the steel industry |
| LORIENT | French port on the Bay of Biscay whose football team are nicknamed les Merlus (7) |
| LAROCHELLE | French sea port on the Bay of Biscay (2,8) |
| ROCHELLE | La ___, French port on the Bay of Biscay (8) |
| CADIZ | Spanish port on the Atlantic coast (5) |
| TARRAGONA | Spanish port on the Mediterranean Sea |
| CARTAGENA | Spanish port on the Mediterranean (9) |
