Across
- 1. river in NOrthumberland; origin of the phrase "the wilds of Wannie" referring to a remote location on the edge of civilisation (8)
- 3. first name of founder of armaments and engineering works on West Newcastle riverside (7)
- 4. what Hadrian had built across the north of England in AD 122 (4)
- 5. popular pub chain with several pubs in Newcastle; recently bought Gibbs Chambers in Westgate Road, home of the legendary Dr Gibb (12)
- 7. river in Sunderland; used to be major centre for shipbuilding (4)
- 8. ancestral home of the Trevelyan family in Northumberland,now owned by the National Trust (9)
- 9. main road out of central Newcastle to the west (8)
Down
- 1. original name of coastal town near Newcastle; a second word was added to the name because of frequent confusion with Whitby, leading to a coffin being delivered to the wrong place for a funeral (7)
- 2. road running between Westgate Road and Fenham Hall Drive (8)
- 3. metro station between Chillingham Road and Wallsend (10)
- 4. small bird sometimes seen in St James' Graveyard (4)
- 6. deep wino (anagram); neighbourhood on the northern fringe of Newcastle on the route of the Great North Road (8)
- 7. village on Northumberland coast with ruined medieval castle (9)
- 8. material used for the rails of the waggonways which transported coal which were the precursors of the railways (4)
- 9. surname of actor who played Neville in Auf Wiedersehen Pet (7)