| RIMINI | A port and resort in Emilia-Romagna on Italy's Adriatic coast |
| ISTRIA | Inconclusive test on Italy's Adriatic peninsula |
| ANZIO | A port and resort on the West coast of Italy, a site of Allied landings in World War II (5) |
| OSTEND | A port and resort in North West Belgium, on the North Sea (6) |
| DIEPPE | A port and resort in Normandy, on the English Channel (6) |
| ACAPULCO | A port and resort in Mexico, in Guerrero state (8) |
| TIMARU | A port and resort on Canterbury Bight, New Zealand (6) |
| POOLE | A port and resort in Dorset (5) |
| MODENA | It is a city in Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy that lies between the Secchia and Panaro rivers. In Antony and Cleopatra (act 1, scene 4), Octavius Caesar says, "Antony, / Leave thy lascivious |
| EARLETS | A port and resort in South East England, at the mouth of the River Medway (9) |
| PARMA | Italian province in Emilia-Romagna noted for its culinary specialities including prosciutto, cheese, bocca di dama (lemon and almond cake) and violet candies (5) |
| RAVENNA | City and port in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, that was capital of the Western Roman Empire from 402 to 476 |
| GREATYARMOUTH | A port and seaside resort in England's East Norfolk (5,8) |
| PIACENZA | City in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on the River Po southeast of Milan (8) |
| BOLOGNA | University city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on the northern flank of the Apennines (7) |
| FERRARA | City in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, on the Po di Volano |
| FAENZA | City in Emilia-Romagna noted for majolica, a variety of tin-glazed ceramics later known under the bracket faience (6) |
| HEADOVERHEELS | Madly in love, fellow has a port and follows closely (4,4,5) |
| LATAKIA | A talk I rendered before a port and tobacco |
| PROSTRATE | I'm completely exhausted after having a port and shedding tears as a result (9) |