| MERENGUE | Dance form and musical genre of the Dominican Republic (8) |
| BALAGUER | Joaquin ___, Dominican statesman; president of the Dominican Republic 1960-62, 1966-78 and 1986-96 (8) |
| TRUJILLO | Dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961, nicknamed El Jefe (Spanish, 'the boss') (6,8) |
| PALMCHAT | Small long-tailed bird in the genus Dulus; national bird of the Dominican Republic |
| FLAMENCO | Music and dance form from southern Spain (8) |
| HABANERA | Cuban dance form the composer Bizet used in the opera as a song for his heroine, Carmen |
| TWOTONE | A musical genre of the late 1970s and early 1980s typified by The Specials (3,4) |
| ACIDHOUSE | Musical genre of the 1980s identified by the smiley face symbol |
| SKA | Musical genre of the American band The Slackers |
| SANTODOMINGO | The capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic (5,7) |
| SANTO | The capital and chief port of the Dominican Republic (5,7) |
| DOMINGO | The capital and chief port of the Dominican Republic (5,7) |
| EMO | Musical genre of the band Taking Back Sunday |
| DISCO | Musical genre of the film Saturday Night Fever |
| BRITPOP | Musical genre of the 1990s exemplified by Blur (7) |
| RAFAEL | Dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961, nicknamed El Jefe (Spanish, 'the boss') (6,8) |
| PESO | Official currency of The Dominican Republic and also some countries in South America |
| GALANT | Musical genre of the 18th century whose name, from "make merry, enjoyment, pleasure", indicates its light highly ornamented buoyant nature (6) |
| SOSA | National hero of the Dominican Republic |
| HAITI | Neighbour of the Dominican Republic |
