| NTESTS | 2000s events in North Korea, for short |
| NTEST | 2006 event in North Korea, briefly |
| DMZ | Area between North and South Korea, for short |
| TRIATHLON | Sporting event in North Italy cut short surprisingly (9) |
| OUTLAWED | Like chewing gum in Singapore or wearing blue jeans in North Korea (seriously!) |
| CLINK | Cooler climate's likely in North Korea initially (5) |
| ANTITANK | A titan in North Korea initially finding sort of weapon |
| NEVADA | State TV channel back in North Korea at last (6) |
| THINKS | Considers the article here about leaders in North Korea (6) |
| FIFTEEN | What is the age of consent in North Korea? (7) |
| BLUEJEANS | Seen as a symbol of American imperialism, the wearing of what in North Korea is banned? (4,5) |
| PENINSULA | Writer, endlessly narrow-minded, in Korea, for one |
| UBER | The Cup, women's badminton world team championship, won by Korea for the first time in 2010 (4) |
| ASIAN | From Japan or Korea, for example |
| ORE | Mine Korea for porphyry? |
| FAREASTERN | Which word suggests 'from Japan, China or Korea,' for example? (3,7) |
| NANKEEN | Leaders in North America and North Korea ever at odds over nuclear material (7) |
| TEAM | North Korea and South Korea will form one for the Winter Olympics |
| KIMJONGIL | President of North Korea beginning in 1997: 3 wds. |
| FREER | Like South Korea vis-a-vis North Korea |
