| BANGKA | Indonesian island off eastern Sumatra that forms a province with the neighbouring Belitung (6) |
| NAMUR | Capital of a province with the same name in southern Belgium (5) |
| MENSA | Small faint southern constellation that shares the Large Magellanic Cloud with the neighbouring Dorado (5) |
| AUVERGNE | Historic region of south central France merged with the neighbouring Rhone-Alpes in 2016 (8) |
| ANARCHIST | A province with street harbouring cunning freedom fighter? (9) |
| GALAPAGOS | --- Islands, an archipelago in the Pacific west of Ecuador, of which they form a province (9) |
| QUEBEC | The only Canadian province with French as its sole official language |
| NICETY | Province with church typically lacking substance and subtle distinction (6) |
| ORIGIN | Province with banking system backing foundation (6) |
| BENGAL | An erstwhile province with cats, perhaps (6) |
| ILOILO | Philippine province with a repetitive name |
| SASK | Abbreviated name of the Canadian province with the capital Regina (4) |
| RIOJA | Variety of red, white or rose wine from the Spanish province with the capital Logro'o (5) |
| ELSTREE | The studios in which The Dam Busters and Raiders Of The Lost Ark were made (the name came from one English town, though most of the film studios are located in the neighbouring one) |
| BALEARICISLANDS | Archipelago off eastern mainland Spain, the name comes from the Carthaginian word for "those who throw stones", referring to the slingshot expertise of the local inhabitants (8,7) |
| HAGUE | Capital of the Netherlands' South Holland province, with "The" |
| NOVASCOTIA | Canadian province with the capital Halifax (4,6) |
| CIUDADREAL | 3D province with the same name as its "royal" capital city |
| ULVA | Small island of the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Mull, connected by bridge to the neighbouring Gometra (4) |
| ALBERTA | Canadian province with the largest city Calgary (7) |
