| HISPANIOLA | Island of Haiti and Dominican Republic (10) |
| PALMTREES | They can be seen on the flags of Haiti and Guam |
| TORTUGA | Caribbean island of Haiti off northwest Hispaniola once a centre of piracy (7) |
| WYCLEFJEAN | "Gone Till November" rapper who has lived in both Haiti and the US: 2 wds. |
| PUERTORICO | Island near Dominican Republic |
| TAHITI | Tour leader disrupts Haiti and Pacific island (6) |
| BAHAMAS | Island group between Haiti and Florida |
| AQUINAS | Thomas _, sainted 13thcentury Italian theologian, philosopher and Dominican friar (7) |
| THOMASAQUINAS | RC saint and Dominican theologian (6,7) |
| MANGO | National fruit of India, Haiti, and the Philippines, belonging to the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) (5) |
| JEANFRANCOIS | Lecsinel, 2008-14 Haiti and 2009-11 Swindon defender (4-8) |
| VOODOO | Religion often associated today with Haiti and new Orleans (6) |
| VOODOOMAGIC | Sorcery commonly associated with Haiti and New Orleans |
| FRAANGELICO | Italian fresco painter and Dominican friar who died in 1455 (3,8) |
| REBIRTH | Resurgence of revolutionary ethnic group in Republic of Haiti (7) |
| BABYDOC | Nickname of Jean-Claude Duvalier, former president of Haiti |
| PAPADOC | Nickname of Francois Duvalier, President of Haiti 1957-1971 (4,3) |
| PORTAUPRINCE | The capital and chief port of Haiti (4-2-6) |
| JAMAICA | Island nation west of Haiti |
| SHIITAKE | Type of mushroom clouds to the right of Haiti burst with kinetic energy (8) |