| TURKESTAN | Area of central Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea |
| SHANSI | In short, won't be going to Central Asia to see Chinese province |
| INDIANOCEAN | Which waters lie bounded by Asia to the north and Africa to the west? (6,5) |
| ASIE | Asia to the French |
| MADLOVE | "___ ___: Big Flavors Made to Share, from South Asia to the West Indies" (New 2024 cookbook by #6-Down) |
| MERE | Village four miles south-west of Altrincham; its name derives from the lake at the heart of the community; Hoo Green is about one mile to the east of the village (4) |
| ARAL | - Sea, body of water east of the Caspian Sea straddling Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan whose eastern basin is now called the Aralkum Desert (4) |
| STEPNEY | District to the east of the City of London, now part of the borough of Tower Hamlets (7) |
| NORTHSEA | Arm of the Atlantic Ocean to the east of the UK (5,3) |
| ARALSEA | A lake in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, east of the Caspian Sea, much reduced in size over the last century (4,3) |
| KARAKUM | Desert in Turkmenistan, east of the Caspian Sea |
| TIGER | Largest member of the cat family (Felidae). It is endangered throughout its range, which stretches from the Russian Far East through parts of North Korea, China, India, and Southeast Asia to Sumatra. |
| GEORGIA | Country to the east of the Black Sea (7) |
| OBAN | Scottish coastal town to the east of the Hebridean isles of Kerrera and Mull |
| MOUNTPLEASANT | Ironically named area of central London, once home to one of the largest mail sorting offices in the world (5,8) |
| WESTMINSTER | Area of central London, location of the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace (11) |
| TAHOE | Army house to the east of the lake (5) |
| OMSK | Second largest city in Russia to the East of the Urals |
| MOAB | Ancient biblical kingdom to the east of the River Jordan (4) |
| MEATH | Must have ordered SUV to be banned in the east of the country |
