| OKINAWA | Coral island of Japan administered by the US 1945-72 (7) |
| BESSTRUMAN | First lady of the United States, 1945-1953 |
| GUAM | Largest and southernmost island of the Marianas in the western Pacific, administered by the US since 1950 (4) |
| SHIKOKU | The smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea (north) and the Kii Strait (east) and from Kyushu by the Bungo Strait (west). (7) |
| PREFECTURE | Any of the regional districts of Japan administered by a governor (10) |
| CHELSEA | Lease administered by the church in London (7) |
| POUSADA | A hotel in Portugal owned and administered by the government (7) |
| HOKKAIDO | The northernmost of the four main islands of Japan. It is bordered by the Sea of Japan (East Sea), the Sea of Okhotsk to the north, and the Pacific Ocean. (8) |
| UNITARY | _ authority, a district administered by a single tier of local government (7) |
| LUNDY | Owned by the National Trust and administered by the Landmark Trust, a granite island off the coast of north Devon (5) |
| NAMIBIA | The port of Walvis Bay was administered by South Africa until 1994 when its rule was transferred to |
| WELFARE | System administered by WINZ (7) |
| RANKING | Classifying administered by Charles? (7) |
| RANGOON | City formerly administered by an American thug |
| NORTHERNIRELAND | Six counties of Ulster administered by the United Kingdom (8,7) |
| CAMEROUND | Visited part of Africa once administered by the French leader from Dijon (4,5) |
| SAT | Exam administered by the College Board: Abbr. |
| PSAT | Standardized exam administered by the College Board, briefly |
| HUGOS | Awards administered by the World Science Fiction Society |
| OBIE | Award co-administered by the American Theater Wing since 2014 |