| HISPANIOLA | Divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the second largest Caribbean island after Cuba (10) |
| ARGENTINA | South American republic, the second-largest country on that continent (9) |
| BAHAMAS | Island group between Haiti and Florida |
| CHI | Caught between Haiti unrest and Chinese exercises (3,3) |
| TAI | Caught between Haiti unrest and Chinese exercises (3,3) |
| EXITED | Left energised after Cuba recalled |
| GUANTANAMO | Fertiliser reserves upset man's invested in somewhere in Cuba (10) |
| PROSECUTES | Starts a trial of quiet routes touring southeast Cuba (10) |
| PRODUCTION | Release Dynamic Duo in port around Cuba (10) |
| ARUBA | Small Caribbean island that rhymes with the largest Caribbean island |
| MANGO | National fruit of India, Haiti, and the Philippines, belonging to the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) (5) |
| CUBA | Largest Caribbean island whose national tree is the royal palm (4) |
| PESOS | Currency (plural) of Mexico, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic |
| CUBAN | Nationality of a person from the largest Caribbean island (5) |
| WYCLEFJEAN | "Gone Till November" rapper who has lived in both Haiti and the US: 2 wds. |
| NEWGUINEA | Divided between two countries, what is the second largest island in the world? (3,6) |
| ISLEOFPINES | The second-largest Cuban island after the mainland, what was the former name of Isla de la Juventud? (4,2,5) |
| SLOVAKIA | Country that's east of the Czech Republic (the two used to be a single nation) |
| PALMTREES | They can be seen on the flags of Haiti and Guam |
| UNST | Third largest of the Shetland Islands after the Mainland and Yell (4) |
