| GIBRALTAR | British overseas territory located on a promontory at the tip of southern Spain (9) |
| GIANTS | The ___ Causeway is located on a promontory of about 40,000 basalt columns along 4 miles (6 km) of the northern coast of Northern Ireland. Deriving its name from local folklore, it is fabled to be the |
| CAPEWRATH | Promontory at the N.W. extremity of the Scottish mainland (4,5) |
| CAITHNESS | Historic county at the tip of the North East mainland of Scotland (9) |
| ACROPOLIS | An ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens (9) |
| ANDALUSIA | An autonomous community of Southern Spain on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic (9) |
| TASTEBUDS | Wherein response is, in a sense, at the tip of one's tongue |
| ANDALUCIA | Region of southern Spain, as the Spanish spell it (9) |
| SPLITENDS | Fraying at the tips of one's hair: 2 wds. |
| RATTLESNAKE | A type of venomous viper known for its segmented rattle at the tip of the tail that produces a buzzing sound when vibrated. |
| HANGNAIL | A torn shred of skin at the tip of the finger |
| RACE | Cape ___, promontory at the SE extremity of Newfoundland, Canada (4) |
| WRATH | Cape ?, promontory at the NW extremity of mainland Scotland (5) |
| UR | An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River. |
| GALWAY | A port in West Ireland, located on a bay of the same name (6) |
| COSTADELSOL | Resort region on the Mediterranean coast of southern Spain, chiefly in the province of Malaga (5,3,3) |
| ORANGEPEKOE | A superior grade of black tea made in India and Sri Lanka from the small leaves at the tips of the plant stems (6,5) |
| PASSERO | Cape ___ , a promontory in southern Sicily, the site of a major sea battle in 1718 (7) |
| HEADLAND | A promontory or piece of territory jutting from a coastline into the sea (8) |
| TAMPA | Florida city located on a bay of the same name |
