| ROSSONWYE | Town in southern Herefordshire which promotes itself as "the birthplace of tourism" |
| AJACCIO | City on the west coast of Corsica best known as the birthplace of the Emperor Napoleon |
| CUBA | Which island describes itself as "The Pearl of the Antilles"? (4) |
| BUDWEISER | Brand that touts itself as "The King of Beers" ("The Sound of Music") |
| ABA | It describes itself as the largest org. of lawyers in the world (insert lawyer joke here) |
| DELFT | Town in Holland noted for blue-and-white earthenware, links with the Dutch royal family and as the birthplace of Johannes Vermeer (5) |
| MOULINROUGE | Paris cabaret built in 1889, famous as the birthplace of the cancan dance (6,5) |
| TRIER | German city in the Moselle wine region noted as the birthplace of Karl Marx (5) |
| BROWNSEA | ____ Island, one in Poole Harbour noted as the birthplace of the Scouting movement (8) |
| MOULIN | Paris cabaret built in 1889, famous as the birthplace of the can-can dance (6,5) |
| ROUGE | Paris cabaret built in 1889, famous as the birthplace of the can-can dance (6,5) |
| TAMLAMOTOWN | Berry Gordy Jnr's successful record label which signed The Supremes and Stevie Wonder and billed itself as the sound of young America (5-6) |
| ARIZONA | Which US state promoted itself as the place of copper, cattle, cotton, citrus, and climate? (7) |
| RENO | Gambling destination that bills itself as "The Biggest Little City in the World" |
| UTNEREADER | Publication that once branded itself as "the best of the alternative press" |
| ASSISI | Town in Umbria, central Italy, famous as the birthplace of St Francis (c. 1181) and St Clare (1194) (6) |
| RIPON | Wisconsin city billed as the "Birthplace of the Republican Party" |
| ELTHAM | Area of London famous as the birthplace of Bob Hope |
| URBINO | Italian hill town noted for maiolica and as the birthplace of Raphael (6) |
| LISBURN | City seen as the birthplace of the Irish linen industry |
