| NATIONALPARK | A patron & a link to the area of scenic beauty (8,4) |
| WESTERROSS | Weymss vacation involves resort rebuilt in area of scenic splendour (6,4) |
| BIG | 1988 Tom Hanks film (and a link to the starts of this puzzle's other six film titles) |
| DEVON | County noted for Agatha Christie, Chudleighs/splits, cream teas, Honiton lace, pasties and scenic beauty, among many other things (5) |
| SHELL | Thimblerig object (and a link to 17- and 59-Across and 11- and 29-Down) |
| IBERIAN | Relating to the area of Spain and Portugal |
| TINPANALLEY | What name was given to the area of New York where many songwriters, musicians and publishers were based? (3,3,5) |
| ISOCLINE | Discovered silicon close to the area of folded rock strata (8) |
| PAST | "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the ___" (video game prequel) |
| SNES | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past console, for short |
| HOTLINE | Saucy verse a link to the White House? |
| CROSS | In football, a passing of the ball from a wide position to the area in front of the opposing team's goal (5) |
| HYDRANT | A fitting in a street with a nozzle giving a hose a link to a water main (7) |
| BENEFACTRESS | Woman who is a patron (12) |
| STRANGER | The saint meets the man in the park who is new to the area (8) |
| NEXUS | Marks the spot where the sun has a link to it |
| CLARE | To the east of scenic coastal area over here in this county |
| LOCKINGON | Fastening securely to a tenuous link to the Congo (7,2) |
| SYSTEM | The way to close cases for The Yard with links to The Branch (6) |
| SAINTOMER | Commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of France named after a man who brought Christianity to the area |
