| TORII | The ceremonial gateway of a Japanese Shinto shrine |
| MATSURI | Japanese Shinto festival; a truism (anag.) |
| MARBLEARCH | Ceremonial gateway near Hyde Park (6,4) |
| PORTCULLIS | A grating of iron or wooden bars, usually suspended by chains above the gateway of a castle or fortified town (10) |
| TORAN | Arched gateway of a Buddhist stupa or a Hindu temple; a floral garland; or, a decorative door hanging with mirrorwork embroidery (5) |
| SALUTE | Kiss as a greeting; raised hand as a military gesture of respect; or, the ceremonial firing of cannon, dipping of colours or presenting of arms (6) |
| BEEFEATER | One of the ceremonial guards of the Tower of London (9) |
| INDIA | Historic monument that greets visitors to the busy port of Mumbai, The Gateway of ... |
| TEMPLEBAR | Former western gateway of the City of London, between Fleet Street and the Strand |
| YUMA | The "Gateway of the Great Southwest" |
| BOWS | Respectful gestures in front of a Shinto shrine |
| NIKKO | Japanese city noted for the lavishly decorated Shinto shrine, Toshogu (5) |
| PERSEPOLIS | Which city was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty and the si |
| OBI | Broad sash worn around the waist of a Japanese kimono, typically secured in a bow at the back (3) |
| MIAMI | 'Gateway of the Americas' |
| ARCH | Structure such as The Gateway of India |
| ISE | City in Honshu housing the most sacred Shinto shrine in Japan (3) |
| SENNET | A call on a cornet or trumpet signalling the ceremonial entrance or exit of an actor in Elizabethan or Shakespearean theatre (6) |
| GUILDHALL | The - - -, ceremonial and administrative centre of the City of London and its Corporation (9) |
| KNOSSOS | Ancient city of Crete, the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilisation (7) |
