| STAUSTELL | One of the largest towns in Cornwall, named after a 6th Century holy man (2,7) |
| WOKING | One of the largest towns in Surrey (6) |
| SAPPHO | A 6th century BC Greek lyric poetess of Lesbos |
| ACCEDE | Agree to surrender after a sixth trouncing (6) |
| MIRAGE | Without a 6th, migrate could seem to be there when it's not (6) |
| INVERNESS | What is the largest town in the Scottish Highlands? (9) |
| ASHBURTON | What is the largest town in Dartmoor National Park, Devon? (9) |
| HANSEATIC | The --- League was an association of towns in Germany from the 12c to the 17c (9) |
| SHEERNESS | The largest town on the Isle of Sheppey (9) |
| DUNSTABLE | The third largest town in Bedfordshire after Luton and Bedford (9) |
| ELTVILLE | The largest town in the Rheingau and birthplace of the countertenor Andreas Scholl (8) |
| ARBROATH | The largest town in the council area of Angus in Scotland |
| GREYMOUTH | Largest town in the West Coast region (9) |
| MASTERTON | Largest town in the Wairarapa (9) |
| STORNOWAY | Largest town in the Outer Hebrides |
| BARROW | Historically within the Furness district of Lancashire, now, after Carlisle, the second largest town in Cumbria; in the late 19th century, the town's steelworks was the world's largest (6) |
| PROVINS | In the 13th century, this town was one of the most important towns in France, with a population of 80,000 inhabitants. It was a prosperous wool centre, and its fairs were famous all over Europe. It wa |
| MILWAUKEE | Largest town in Wisconsin (9) |
| LLANELLI | The largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire |
| MERTHYRTYDFIL | Town approximately 23 miles north of Cardiff that was once the largest town in Wales |
