| PLEBISCITE | A direct vote of a whole nation or the people of a district on a special point (10) |
| CUBAN | Of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba. |
| REFERENDUM | Term used to describe a direct vote by the public on a specific issue (10) |
| THERAPISTS | Those trained to treat physical or psychological diseases or the people who commit acts of aggression (10) |
| MONTMARTRE | District on a small hill in Paris, popular with artists in Belle Epoque times |
| MEDOC | Fine red wine from a district on the left bank of the Gironde estuary (5) |
| PERA | What is the former name for Beyoglu, a district on the European side of Istanbul? (4) |
| SUBURB | Take the bus up and rub out a district on the outskirts (6) |
| TROJANS | Viruses, or the people who were defeated by men in a wooden horse. (7) |
| SUBURBAN | Residential district on a city's outskirts (8) |
| SUBURBIA | Residential district on a city's outskirts (8) |
| VERNACULAR | An indigenous or native language spoken by the people of a country (10) |
| POLLINATOR | WASP, say, taking the vote of a Conservative after dockers have struck twice? |
| PILGRIMAGE | Take imperial geegee on a special journey (10) |
| BRAINDRAIN | Loss of talented people to another nation or region |
| REFERENDA | The submissions of issues of public importance to the direct vote of the electorate (9) |
| ALTCOUNTRY | Homeland, nation, or state? |
| SURF | To ride on the crest of a wave standing or lying on a special board (4) |
| LEGATE | In the Roman Catholic Church, a personal representative of the Pope sent to a foreign nation or church district (6) |
| ENSIGN | National flag or colours flown by a ship, nation or regiment, such as a "Red Duster"; or, a standard-bearer (6) |
