| PHNOMPENH | Capital of Cambodia, once known as the "Pearl of Asia"(5,4) |
| SRILANKA | Teardrop-shaped country of southern Asia known as 'the Pearl of the Indian Ocean' (3,5) |
| PENANG | Malaysian state known as the "Pearl of the Orient", capital George Town (6) |
| PHUKET | Largest island of Thailand, known as 'the Pearl of the Andaman Sea' (6) |
| LYMEREGIS | Nicknamed the "Pearl of Dorset", a coastal town near the site of fossilist Mary Anning's discovery of the first specimen of ichthyosaurus (4,5) |
| HAITI | Country known as the "Pearl of the Antilles" |
| ODESSA | Ukraine city known as the "Pearl of the Black Sea" (6) |
| PYONGYANG | Capital of North Korea once known as the 'capital of willows' |
| UGANDA | Nation known as "The Pearl of Africa" |
| DUBROVNIK | A Croatian port, nicknamed the 'Pearl of the Adriatic' (9) |
| CUBA | Which island describes itself as "The Pearl of the Antilles"? (4) |
| AEGEANSEA | Body of water once known as the Archipelago |
| FULLER | Author whose The Worthies of England describes the counties and their native commodities including the silver of Devon, cherries of Kent and the pearls of Cumberland (6) |
| GEORGETOWN | Capital of Guyana, once known as 'the Garden City of the Caribbean' (10) |
| PENH | What is the capital of Cambodia? (5,4) |
| PHNOM | What is the capital of Cambodia? (5,4) |
| CROATIA | Country with the capital Zagreb whose city Dubrovnik is nicknamed the "Pearl of the Adriatic" (7) |
| EARRING | A piece of jewellery, such as the pearl example in a notable oil painting by Johannes Vermeer (7) |
| AKRON | Ohio city once known as 'the rubber capital of the world' |
| TULSA | Oklahama city, once known as 'The Oil Capital of the World' (5) |
