| KIRIBATI | Independent republic in the Pacific comprising 33 islands including Banaba , the Gilbert and Phoenix Islands, and eight of the Line Islands |
| TOKELAU | Island group in the western Pacific comprising the atolls of Nukunono, Atafu, and Fakaofo; a dependent territory of New Zealand (7) |
| POOHBAH | The Lord-High-Everything-Else in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Mikado (4-3) |
| NANKIPOO | Who was the son of the Mikado in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta? (5-3) |
| NAURU | Human nature to dismiss anthem of The Republic in the Pacific Islands (5) |
| YUMYUM | Young ward of Ko-Ko in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Mikado (3-3) |
| SANMARINO | Small independent republic in the Apennines near Rimini (3,6) |
| SRI | Independent republic in the Indian Ocean whose capital is Colombo (3) |
| LANKA | Independent republic in the Indian Ocean whose capital is Colombo (5) |
| TUCANA | One of the constellations forming the "Southern Birds" with Grus the Crane, Pavo the Peacock and Phoenix (6) |
| TUVALU | Polynesian country that formed part of the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands from 1916 to 1976 (6) |
| MIKADO | The ---, Gilbert and Sullivan opera also called The Town Of Titipu (6) |
| SAVOYOPERA | Any of the Gilbert and Sullivan works originally presented by the D'Oyly Carte company |
| STREPHON | The Arcadian shepherd in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta Iolanthe (8) |
| MELISSA | Lady Blanche's daughter in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera 'Princess Ida' (7) |
| TARAWA | Coral atoll of the Gilbert Islands in the westcentral Pacific Ocean; location of Bairiki, the administrative centre of Kiribati (6) |
| GRUS | Meaning "crane" in Latin, one of the "Southern Bird" constellations with Pavo the Peacock, Tucana the Toucan and Phoenix (4) |
| PAVO | The Peacock, grouped with the nearby constellations of Grus, Tucana and Phoenix as the 'Southern Birds' (4) |
| MELANESIA | Division of Pacific islands, including Vanuatu and the Solomons (9) |
| FIJI | An independent island republic in the Pacific (4) |
