| TRIER | German city in the Moselle wine region noted as the birthplace of Karl Marx (5) |
| BURGUNDY | French wine region noted for its speciality creme de cassis (8) |
| HAMMERED | ... drunk actor with case of Moselle wine (8) |
| HUNAU | City in central Germany noted as the birthplace of Jakob (1785) and Wilhelm (1786) Grimm (5) |
| ESSEN | German city in the Ruhr region is less engaging, in part (5) |
| DELFT | Town in Holland noted for blue-and-white earthenware, links with the Dutch royal family and as the birthplace of Johannes Vermeer (5) |
| ROUGE | Paris cabaret built in 1889, famous as the birthplace of the can-can dance (6,5) |
| WORMS | City in Germany on the Rhine noted as the seat of imperial diets (5) |
| NIMES | This historic French city is regarded as the birthplace of denim. (5) |
| RIPON | Wisconsin city billed as the "Birthplace of the Republican Party" |
| SIENA | City in Italy's Tuscany region noted for its colourful Palio horse race (5) |
| EDALE | Vale of ___, Derbyshire region noted for birds and fossil-rich shales (5) |
| BROWNSEA | ____ Island, one in Poole Harbour noted as the birthplace of the Scouting movement (8) |
| EISENACH | City in Thuringia, central Germany, noted as the birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685) |
| BEARD | Attribute of Karl Marx |
| GECKO | A house lizard found in warmer regions noted for climbing walls (5) |
| ASSISI | Town in Umbria, central Italy, noted as the birthplace of saints Francis (c. 1181) and Clare (1194) (6) |
| HOLLY | ___ Hoyland, daughter of Karl Kennedy in Neighbours (5) |
| RIOJA | Spanish region noted for its red wines |
| AJACCIO | City on the west coast of Corsica best known as the birthplace of the Emperor Napoleon |
