| GREATSALT | ? Lake, body of water in northern Utah, US, known as America's Dead Sea (5,4) |
| GREATBEAR | ? Lake, body of water in Northwest Territories, Canada, on the Arctic Circle |
| MINNESOTA | State of the north central US known as the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes' (9) |
| NEWMEXICO | State of the southwestern US known as the 'Land of Enchantment' (3,6) |
| NICARAGUA | Largest country of Central America, known as 'the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes' (9) |
| MAINECOON | Only native long-haired domestic cat breed of North America, known as 'the gentle giant' (5,4) |
| GREATSALTLAKE | Large saline body of water in northern Utah |
| GALAPAGOS | Group of islands off South America known for unusual animal life (9) |
| ONONDAGA | ? Lake, body of water in central New York State north-west of Syracuse (8) |
| OKANAGAN | ? Lake, body of water in British Columbia said to house the monster Ogopogo (8) |
| GREATSLAVE | ? Lake, body of water in NW Canada drained by the Mackenzie River into the Arctic Ocean |
| ILIAMNA | ? Lake, large body of water south of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska, US |
| ONEIDA | ? Lake, large body of water in New York state, US north-east of Syracuse (6) |
| LAKEATHABASCA | Large body of water in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan |
| BAY | San Francisco ___ (body of water in Northern California) |
| LAKECOMO | Body of water in northern Italy (4,4) |
| WHITESEA | Body of water in northern Russia |
| COMO | Y-shaped body of water in northern Italy (4,4) |
| LAKE | Y-shaped body of water in northern Italy (4,4) |
| MONTANA | Northernmost of the Rocky Mountain states of America, known as the Treasure State (7) |
