| ADDIS | Capital of Ethiopia (pop 2.7 million), the headquarters of the African Union (5,5) |
| ABABA | Capital of Ethiopia (pop 2.7 million), the headquarters of the African Union (5,5) |
| ADDISABABA | The headquarters of the African Union is located in this Ethiopian metropolis (5,5) |
| PAULKAGAME | Fourth president of Rwanda and the 2018 head of the African Union (4,6) |
| CASHEWNUTS | "76.8 million": the amount of these snacky items, in kilograms, that India produced in 2022 |
| STRASBOURG | The headquarters of the Council of Europe are in ____ |
| INGOLSTADT | Industrial city on the river Danube where the HQ of the Audi car company is situated (10) |
| ENGLISH | One of the African Union's official languages (7) |
| SWAHILI | One of the African Union's official languages (7) |
| PINGPONGBA | It has a 40-millimeter diameter and weighs 2.7 grams |
| OAU | This pan-African body established in the 1960s was replaced by the African Union in 2002 (1,1,1) |
| FREETOWN | Capital city (pop 1.2 million); the site of the oldest university in West Africa (8) |
| ADIEU | If you expire in the African Union, farewell! (5) |
| MOSCOW | With a population of approximately 12 million, the capital of Russia (6) |
| AGRA | City in northern India (pop about 1.5 million), the site of the Taj Mahal (4) |
| AMRITSAR | City in north-west India (pop about 1.2 million), the site of The Golden Temple (8) |
| OSAKA | A large port city in Japan (pop about 2.7 million (5) |
| GENUS | Species of antelopes round the capital of Ethiopia (5) |
| OSAKAN | One of 2.7 million Japanese |
| ONYX | "___ Storm" (Rebecca Yarros book that sold 2.7 million copies in its first week) |
