| ANGLESEY | An island and county of north Wales, separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait (8) |
| CLWYD | County of north Wales |
| SARDINIA | It is an island and region of Italy. Its capital is Cagliari. During the First Punic War (264-241 BCE) the Romans tried to capture it. In Antony and Cleopatra (act 2, scene 6), Pompey says, "You have |
| FUEGO | Archipelago at the southern extremity of South America separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan; Spanish, ' land of fire' (6,3,5) |
| NEWFOUNDLAND | Large island of E Canada separated from the mainland by the Strait of Belle Isle (12) |
| ORKNEY | A group of over 70 islands off the N coast of Scotland separated from the mainland by the Pentland Firth |
| THANET | Isle of ?, area of Kent formerly separated from the mainland by the Wantsum Channel |
| SKYE | Scottish island separated from the mainland by the Kyle of Lochalsh (4) |
| ISLEOF | Area of NE Kent formerly separated from the mainland by the Wantsum Channel (4,2,6) |
| TELFORD | Nicknamed the Colossus of Roads by Robert Southey, a builder of canals, churches, roads, aqueducts and a number of bridges including one spanning the Menai Strait (7) |
| CANVEYISLAND | Area of land in the Thames Estuary in Essex, separated from the mainland by a network of creeks (6,6) |
| ORKNEYISLANDS | What is separated from the mainland by the Pentland Firth? (6,7) |
| HANOI | In which Asian city is Hoan Kiem Lake, also known as Lake of the Restored Sword, where the Temple of the Jade Mountain is connected to the mainland by the red The Huc Bridge? (5) |
| EUBOEA | Greek island believed to have been separated from the mainland by an earthquake |
| ISLE | Australian state separated from the mainland by Bass Strait, Tasmania is also called the Apple ... |
| OLAND | Second-largest island of Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound (5) |
| BANGOR | University city in NW Wales on the south shore of the Menai Strait (6) |
| WIGHT | Island and county of south England (5) |
| MAUI | Island and county of Hawaii |
| ISLEOFWIGHT | Land separated from the mainland of England by the Solent (4,2,5) |
