| ENIWETOK | Atoll in the W. Pacific Ocean taken by the U.S. from Japan in 1944 (8) |
| EMPORIUM | Atoll in the Pacific Ocean taken by the US from Japan in 1944 which later became a testing ground for atomic weapons (8) |
| LADYBIRD | ___ Johnson, first lady of the U.S. from 1963 to 1969 (4,4) |
| KIRIBATI | Independent republic in the W. Pacific whose islands include Banaba (8) |
| TOMARAYA | Slayer lead singer who came to the U.S. from Chile |
| ARAFURASEA | The part of the W. Pacific Ocean between N. Australia and S. W. New Guinea (7,3) |
| ADMIRALTY | The -- Islands are a group in the S.W. Pacific Ocean in the Bismarck Archipelago (9) |
| GUAM | Largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands in the W Pacific, and the westernmost territory of the United States (4) |
| MICRONESIA | Islands of the W Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines (10) |
| ARAFURA | The --- Sea is a part of the W. Pacific Ocean (7) |
| DUB | Call friend in the U.S. from the south (3) |
| ARIEL | Series of six artificial satellites launched by the U.S. from 1962 to 1979 (5) |
| BORNEO | Largest island of Asia, in the W Pacific between the Sulu and Java Seas (6) |
| VANUATU | Republic in the W Pacific known as the New Hebrides until 1980 (7) |
| IWOJIMA | Island in the W. Pacific, scene of prolonged fighting in World War II (3,4) |
| FIJI | Former British colony in the S.W. Pacific Ocean whose capital is Suva (4) |
| NYC | Capital of the U.S. from 1785 to 1790, in brief |
| LTDS | Ford models sold in the U.S. from 1965-1986 |
| NISEI | Person born in the U.S. from Japanese emigrant parents |
| NANCY | ___ Reagan, former actress and first lady of the U.S. from 1981 to 1989 (5) |
