| THAILAND | A kingdom in southeast Asia, on the Andaman Sea (8) |
| IRRAWADDY | A long river in south-east Asia, flowing into the Andaman Sea (9) |
| PHUKET | Largest island of Thailand, in the Andaman Sea at the head of the Strait of Malacca (6) |
| COCKNEYS | Local nonsense raising money in Asia on primary stock for those living in London (8) |
| LEBANON | A republic in the west of Asia, on the Mediterranean (7) |
| NICOBAR | The --- Islands are a group in the Indian Ocean which form, with the Andaman Islands, a union territory of India (7) |
| TIMORESE | Residents of one of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Southeast Asia |
| MALDIVES | Island country in Southeast Asia whose capital is Male (8) |
| CAMBODIA | Country in Southeast Asia whose capital is Phnom Penh (8) |
| DEADSEA | Lowest lake in the world, in SW Asia on the border between Israel and Jordan (4,3) |
| MYANMAR | A mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal. |
| TIBET | Mountainous region in Asia on the northern side of the Himalayas (5) |
| SYRIA | A republic in Western Asia, on the Mediterranean (5) |
| HINDUKUSH | A mountain range in central Asia, on the Iranian Plateau (5,4) |
| DJAKARTA | Most populous city in Southeast Asia |
| BAKU | Capital city in west Asia on the Caspian Sea (pop about 2.5 million) (4) |
| REGENT | Person appointed to administer a kingdom in the absence of the monarch or because the monarch is a minor / ruler |
| PORT | ___ Blair, the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| DAM | Barrier in the Andaman Islands (3) |
| SHEBA | The lady with a degree from a kingdom in Solomon's times |
