| TERESINA | Capital city and chief port of the state of Piaui in NE Brazil, on the Parnaiba River (8) |
| MARANHAO | State of NE Brazil bordered by Piaui, Tocantins and Piaui capital, Sao Luis (8) |
| ASUNCION | Capital city and chief port of Paraguay, named from the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (8) |
| BOAVISTA | Capital of Roraima, the northernmost state of Brazil, on the west bank of the Branco River (3,5) |
| LIMASSOL | Second-largest city and chief port of Cyprus, in the south on Akrotiri Bay (8) |
| SAOPAULO | Most populous city of Latin America, in SE Brazil on the Tiete River (3,5) |
| RONDONIA | State of NW Brazil on the border with Bolivia; capital, Porto Velho (8) |
| GEORGETOWN | Capital city and chief port of Guyana, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Demerara River (10) |
| HELSINKI | Capital city and port on the Gulf of Finland (8) |
| FREETOWN | Capital city and seaport in west Africa (pop about 1 million), founded in the late 18th century (8) |
| LOME | Capital city and chief port of Togo, in the south-west on the Gulf of Guinea (4) |
| SUVA | Capital city and chief port of Fiji, on the SE coast of the island of Viti Levu (4) |
| NASSAU | Capital city and chief port of the Bahamas, on the NE coast of New Providence Island (6) |
| LILONGWE | The capital city and largest city of Malawi (8) |
| HONOLULU | Capital city and port of Hawaii (8) |
| CARNAUBA | Palm tree native to NE Brazil; source of a yellowish wax used as a polish (8) |
| RECIFE | Capital of the state of Pernambuco in NE Brazil, known informally as the 'Venice of Brazil' (6) |
| ISTANBUL | City and chief seaport of Turkey (8) |
| HOBART | Capital city and chief port of the island state of Tasmania, Australia (6) |
| JOAOPESSOA | Port city on the Atlantic coast of NE Brazil; capital of the state of Paraiba (4,6) |
