| LEMNOS | In Greek mythology, Hephaestus landed on this island when flung from the heavens by Zeus |
| CLAPPED | Applauded when flung into jail? (7) |
| THROWN | Flung from the highest seat in the land, it was reported |
| SKIPPINGSTONE | Object flung from the shore, and a description of the circled letters in 71 Across |
| CHORA | Name given to the main town on many Greek islands when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town |
| SUNBURST | Brilliant flash from the heavens or surge of light from a dark cloud, whose rays are reflected in things from classical guitar finishes to decorative designs on antique clocks and the shapes of jewell |
| ANTARCTICA | In 1935 Caroline Mikkelsen, wife of a Norwegian whaler, became the first woman known to have landed on this southernmost continent |
| ROANOKE | The first attempt to establish an English colony in the New World was on this island in North Carolina |
| MARS | Space rover Perseverance landed on this planet in Feb. (4) |
| PANDORA | First mortal woman in Greek mythology, moulded from earth by the god Hephaestus (7) |
| EDWARD | A potato when a king, but an island when a prince? (6) |
| RAIN | It's summoned by Agwe, the god of water in "Once on This Island" |
| PRAY | "Once on This Island" song in which the protagonist asks the gods for assistance |
| LANDOTHELEAL | Expression of surprise on Scottish island when there's murder |
| EOLITHIC | Early Stone Age hero regularly landed on this once |
| ASSEMBLE | Gather litter in island when climbing (8) |
| HAITI | Country whose name anagrams to an island when its fourth letter is doubled |
| CURACAO | Willemstad, the capital of the Dutch West Indies, is located on this island |
| BROWNSEA | There's a fancy-looking new bar supposedly opening in two months on this island in Poole Harbour (8) |
| IONA | St Columba founded an abbey on this island in the Inner Hebrides (4) |
