| SEVENTHHEAVEN | A place or state of supreme bliss (7,6) |
| HEAVEN | Name for the firmament or apparent abode of God, regarded as beyond the sky; or, by extension, a place or state of supreme bliss (6) |
| PARADISAL | Describing a place or state that is heavenly or idyllic (9) |
| PARADISE | Word for a walled garden of delight, pleasure ground or the garden of Eden, thus heaven, Shangri-la or any other place or state of bliss (8) |
| EDEN | Place or state of unspoilt happiness or beauty (4) |
| UTOPIA | Word for an imagined place or state of perfection derived from a book by Sir Thomas More (6) |
| ELYSIUM | Place or state of perfect happiness (7) |
| REFUGE | Place or state of safety (6) |
| HELL | Place or state of punishment (4) |
| STANDINGORDER | A rule that applies to a place or group |
| HEAVENLY | In a state of supreme happiness, left by the end in celestial bliss (8) |
| STRONGHOLD | A word for a bastion, citadel, fortress or other defensive structure; or, by extension, a place or centre of predominance (10) |
| EMOTICON | A portmanteau word for a smiley :-) or other combination of characters representing one's facial expression, feeling or state of mind, in an email or SMS ;-) (8) |
| LIMBO | Intermediate or transitional place or state (5) |
| BENEFICENCE | The quality or state of doing or producing good : the quality or state of being |
| ADHERENCE | A bond, union or state of sticking fast; or, attachment/commitment to a cause, belief, party or person (9) |
| APORIA | A logical impasse, paradox or state of puzzlement in philosophy; or, in rhetoric, a declaration of doubt (6) |
| CLINIC | A place or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, especially of a specialist nature (6) |
| POPULATIONS | A group or type of people living in a place or area around the globe (11) |
| ROPERY | A place or "walk" where stout twisted cords are made; a system of said lines; or, knavery/trickery (6) |