| POTTERIES | The -, area of Staffordshire noted for its ceramic production (9) |
| THEPOTTERIES | Collective term for six towns which were the centre of ceramic production in England in the early 17th Century (3,9) |
| WEDGWOOD | Potter from Staffordshire noted for powder-blue and white jasperware and fine cream-coloured Queen's ware (8) |
| CHAMPAGNE | The area of France immortalised for its production of sparkling wine |
| IRISHFREE | Name, from 1922-37, of the area of the British Isles now called the Republic of Ireland (5,4,5) |
| BAILIWICK | The area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, currently in usage to describe the Channel Islands (9) |
| DISACCORD | Lack of agreement is heading for anarchy in the area of US government, thread concludes |
| THELEVANT | A former name for the area of the east Mediterranean now occupied by Lebanon, Syria and Israel (3,6) |
| PERIBONKA | River and same-namedmunicipality in the area of Lac Saint-Jean in Quebec |
| MARRATXI | Municipality in the Mallorcan district of Raiguer, known for its ceramics and shopping centre (8) |
| MING | Chinese dynastic era known for its ceramics and porcelain |
| LIMOGES | Cathedral city in central France famous for its ceramics industry (7) |
| DELFT | Netherlands town famous for its ceramics (5) |
| BENDIGOPOTTERY | One set off to tinker in flexible Australian place famous for its ceramics (7,7) |
| LEEK | The most northerly town of Staffordshire |
| AFFORD | Pay for a piece of Staffordshire china |
| TEES | Is the Welsh river entering part of Staffordshire? (4) |
| TAFF | Is the Welsh river entering part of Staffordshire? (4) |
| SHOULDER | The area of the body between the neck and the top of the arm (8) |
| PYRAMID | One third the height times the area of the base gives the volume of a what? (7) |
