| EDENHOPE | First settled by RC and G Hope from River Eden in Scotland, what is the administrative centre of the |
| LAPAZ | What is the administrative capital of Bolivia? (2,3) |
| PRETORIA | What is the administrative capital of South Africa? (8) |
| ISLANDS | In Scotland, what are Eigg, Muck and Rhum? (7) |
| DRUNK | In Scotland, what are you if you are fou? (5) |
| BESTWISHES | Expression of hope from Elizabeth - this we excitedly received |
| LANGE | Jessica from Tootsie or Hope from Death Wish (5) |
| IRTHING | Cumbrian river, Eden tributary (*right - in) (7) |
| ARMATHWAITE | Cumbrian village on River Eden (11) |
| OXTED | Surrey town on River Eden (*detox) (5) |
| PRAYER | Earnest hope from pair facing troubled year (6) |
| ELGIN | Market town in Scotland on the River Lossie that is the administrative centre of Moray (5) |
| MACBETHSHEAD | In 5.9, the final scene, Macduff reenters the castle and is hailed as the king of Scotland. What does he bring with him? |
| THANE | In medieval Scotland, what was the rank of a chief of a clan holding land from the king? (5) |
| NEWPORT | Town that is the administrative centre of the Isle of Wight (7) |
| THEHAGUE | City which is the administrative centre of the Netherlands (3,5) |
| IBIZA | Island in the Mediterranean, first settled by Phoenicians in 654 BC (5) |
| ALLOA | Town in Scotland that is the administrative centre of Clackmannanshire (5) |
| PAISLEY | Town in Scotland which is the administrative centre of Renfrewshire (7) |
| GATTON | Which town is the administrative centre for Queensland's Lockyer Valley, a region badly affected by the 2011 floods? (6) |
