| ASEAN | Geopolitical org. and includes the Philippines and Brunei |
| MALAY | Group of islands between the Indian and Pacific Oceans that includes the Philippines and New Guinea (5,11) |
| ARCHIPELAGO | Group of islands between the Indian and Pacific Oceans that includes the Philippines and New Guinea (5,11) |
| PHANTOM | The ____ of the Opera, musical that premiered in 1986 and includes the song All I Ask of You (7) |
| SPANISH | At its height, in the late 1700s, this empire included the Philippines and large portions of the Americas. (7) |
| PESO | Currency of the Philippines and several countries in the Americas |
| ELAPID | Which group of snakes has fixed venomous fangs and includes the taipan and tiger snake? (6) |
| MASTIFF | Which breed of dog is large, usually has short fawn hair and includes the breeds Boerboel and Gran Mastin de Borinquen? (7) |
| PALAU | Pacific Ocean island republic east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo |
| SULUSEA | Separator of the Philippines and Malaysia |
| MANILA | City of the Philippines and stiff brown paper |
| GONEWITHTHEWIND | 1939 film that won ten Oscars and includes the line 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn' (4,4,3,4) |
| THROWINTHETOWEL | Give up and include the drier (5,2,3,5) |
| HYDEPARK | Where in London is the site of the 1851 Great Exhibition and includes Speakers' Corner and the memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales? (4,4) |
| BBB | AcrossConsumer protection org., and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| XANADU | Pleasure dome is mentioned in the Times and includes a university (6) |
| BORNEO | Third-largest island in the world, jointly administered by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei (6) |
| ASIA | Continent that's home to Bhutan and Brunei |
| SULTANS | Leaders of Oman and Brunei, e.g. |
| LONDONOLYMPICS | *2012 event that featured female athletes from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei |
