| EAUDECOLOGNE | Essence found in Spain, French department and in Germany (3,2,7) |
| AMBERGRIS | "An essence found in the inglorious bowels of a sick whale!" per "Moby-Dick" |
| AIN | French department and river |
| OISE | French department and river (4) |
| ISERE | French department and river (5) |
| SIERRANEVADA | Could confuse vain reader as they're found in Spain and USA |
| ADVENTSUNDAY | Church occasion created by commercial outlets - and in Germany, indeed! |
| INARTICULATE | Halting in painting hospital department and delayed (12) |
| HANDKERCHIEF | Eat one's heart out over head of department and chairman with bandanna (12) |
| COLOGNE | Fraud takes in Branch from Spain and in Germany (7) |
| RIOJA | Wine found in South American city, and in Germany, yes? |
| MAUNDY | Annual ceremony in England and in Germany in part of spring (6) |
| GRANDEE | Toff found in Spain and in two-thirds of Greece (7) |
| UNDERGROWN | And in Germany, over the outskirts of Wiesbaden, Roger manoeuvred and stunted (10) |
| DRUNKARD | Toper or libertine mostly in retreat, held by doctor and in Germany (8) |
| NANDINA | Evergreen of Berberis family with bamboo-like foliage - found in Spain and in Austria (7) |
| NINJA | Warrior found in Spain in January (5) |
| MOORISH | Architectural style found in Spain and N. Africa (7) |
| ALLELES | Basic building blocks found in Spain, Luxembourg and El Salvador, after all |
| ESPARTO | A coarse grass with narrow leaves found in Spain and North Africa (7) |
