| PELEE | Active volcanic mountain on the Caribbean island of Martinique. On May 8, 1902, it violently destroyed the port of Saint-Pierre, killing approximately 30,000 people. (5) |
| MTPELEE | Abbreviated name of a volcano on the island of Martinique that erupted in 1902 causing the worst dis |
| ETNA | Active volcanic mountain |
| EREBUS | Volcanic mountain on Ross Island |
| LAVA | What erupted from a volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent starting in April |
| HAITI | Country located on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (5) |
| NUKE | Violently destroy new instrument |
| OYSTER | Losing head, violently destroy marine mollusc |
| BUTCHERS | Violently destroys Schubert variation (8) |
| CATFISHHUNTER | Hall of Fame pitcher who hurled a perfect game for the Athletics on May 8, 1968: 2 wds. |
| MARSEILLE | After a 22-day journey from Greece, the 2024 Olympic torch landed at this French port on May 8, en route to Paris |
| SUNDAYTIMES | This paper's 10,000th edition appeared on May 8, 2016 |
| GREATBASIN | North American region bordered by the Sierra Nevada range on the west, the Wasatch Mountains on the east, the Columbia Plateau on the north, and the Mojave Desert on the south. |
| KILAUEA | The world's most active volcanic mass, located on the southeastern part of the island of Hawaii, Hawaii state, U.S. (7) |
| CASTRIES | Capital of the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia (8) |
| EEL | The Caribbean island of Anguilla takes its name from the Latin name for which creature? (3) |
| CHARLESTOWN | Chief town and port of the Caribbean island of Nevis |
| PLENTY | Bay of ___ , active volcanic region on the northeastern coast of New Zealand's North Island (6) |
| FIFAWORLDCUP | On Nov. 18, the Caribbean island nation of Curacao became the smallest country ever (pop: 150,000) to qualify for this; play kicks off on June 11 |
| DEATHINPARADISE | Crime comedy TV series set on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie (5,2,8) |
