| SANTODOMINGO | Capital of the Dominican Republic (2 words) |
| ALHORFORD | 5-time NBA All-Star center born in the Dominican Republic: 2 wds. |
| SANTO | -- Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic (5) |
| DOMINGO | The capital and chief port of the Dominican Republic (5,7) |
| BALAGUER | Joaquin ___, Dominican statesman; president of the Dominican Republic 1960-62, 1966-78 and 1986-96 (8) |
| PALMCHAT | Small long-tailed bird in the genus Dulus; national bird of the Dominican Republic |
| TRUJILLO | Dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961, nicknamed El Jefe (Spanish, 'the boss') (6,8) |
| RAFAEL | Dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961, nicknamed El Jefe (Spanish, 'the boss') (6,8) |
| SOSA | National hero of the Dominican Republic |
| PESO | Currency unit of the Dominican Republic (4) |
| MERENGUE | National dance of the Dominican Republic |
| HAITI | Neighbour of the Dominican Republic |
| MEJIA | Winner of the Dominican presidential election |
| LAISABELA | Village in the Dominican Republic, founded by Christopher Columbus in 1493, considered the first formal European settlement in the New World |
| MOCA | Provincial capital in the Dominican Republic |
| AMYRODRIGUEZ | USWNT soccer player who scored five goals in a single game against the Dominican Republic in 2012: 2 wds. |
| HISPANIOLA | Divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the second largest Caribbean island after Cuba (10) |
| DIA | A day in the Dominican Republic |
| ESTE | Direction in the Dominican Republic |
| CALYPSOMERENGUE | Music from Trinidad / from the Dominican Republic |
