| DAMASCENES | About 1.5 million Syrians |
| AGRA | City in northern India (pop about 1.5 million), the site of the Taj Mahal (4) |
| KYOTO | City in Honshu (pop about 1.5 million), once the imperial capital of Japan (5) |
| GOANESE | Relating to a state in south-west India (1,429 sq miles; pop about 1.5 million) (7) |
| MEDINA | One of the three holiest cities of Islam (pop about 1.5 million) (6) |
| BELGRADE | Capital city in south-east Europe (pop about 1.5 million) on the Danube (8) |
| GOAN | Relating to a state in south-east India (1,450 sq miles; pop about 1.5 million) (4) |
| MAINE | A coastal state in the north-east of the US (pop about 1.5 million) (5) |
| KINGSTON | Capital city in the Caribbean (pop about 1.5 million) (8) |
| ISLAMIC | Like about 1.5 billion people |
| GLASS | It holds about 1.5 ounces |
| EMIRATES | Country with a population of around 10 million, but only 1.5 million of whom are citizens; among the wealthiest nations per capita (6,4,8) |
| UNITEDARAB | Country with a population of around 10 million, but only 1.5 million of whom are citizens; among the wealthiest nations per capita (6,4,8) |
| HARARE | African capital of 1.5+ million |
| APP | Any of 1.5+ million Google |
| ESCOMB | Village in County Durham on the River Wear, about 1.5 miles west of Bishop Auckland, that has one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England |
| COATE | I had my first cream tea in this old place about 1.5 miles from Devizes (5) |
| ALTARNUN | My aunt, a leading novelist, has a large place on the riverside, about 1.5 miles from Laneast (8) |
| STFAGANS | I spotted a small stag at the top of the field next to my back garden about 1.5 miles from Peterstonsuper-Ely (2,6) |
| BINNEGAR | My grannie lives by the beachfront about 1.5 miles from Wareham (8) |
