| RIMINI | Port and resort in NE Italy on the Adriatic coast (6) |
| FERRARA | One of the nine provinces of Emilia-Romagna in NE Italy, on the Adriatic Sea (7) |
| GORIZIA | Town in Friuli Venezia Giulia, northeast Italy, on the Isonzo River bordering Slovenia |
| ORTONA | World War II, 1943: Canada was victorious over Germany in the Battle of ___ which took place on the Adriatic coast in Italy |
| ANCONA | Port on the Adriatic coast of central Italy (6) |
| APULIA | Region of S.E. Italy on the Adriatic (6) |
| VENICE | Port in NE Italy built on over 100 islands (6) |
| VENETO | On the Adriatic, a region in northeast Italy (6) |
| BARI | The capital city of the Apulia region of Italy on the Adriatic coast (4) |
| VERONA | City in NE Italy (6) |
| LOWESTOFT | UK fishing port and resort in NE Suffolk on the North Sea (9) |
| SPRITZ | A wine-based cocktail commonly served as an aperitif in Northeast Italy, often made with Aperol, Campari or Cynar |
| BRINDISI | Italian city on the Adriatic coast in the region of Apulia |
| SPLIT | The second-largest city of Croatia, located on the Adriatic coast (5) |
| ALBANIA | Country on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula (7) |
| TRIESTE | Largest port on the Adriatic Sea by cargo turnover, in NE Italy close to the border with Slovenia (7) |
| DUBROVNIK | Croatian city on the Adriatic coast (9) |
| PESCARA | City in Abruzzo, Italy, on the Adriatic Sea having a ferry link with Split, Croatia |
| RAVENNA | City near the Adriatic coast of NE Italy; capital of the Western Roman Empire from 402 to 476 (7) |
| PIAVE | River rising in the Carnic Alps in NE Italy which flows past Belluno to the Gulf of Venice (5) |
