| GOZO | Island of the Maltese archipelago whose capital, Victoria, is also known as Rabat |
| MADEIRA | The --- Islands are a volcanic archipelago whose capital is Funchal (7) |
| AMERICANSAMOA | Polynesian archipelago whose capital is Pago Pago |
| MAHE | Chief island of the Seychelles, location of its capital Victoria (4) |
| PLUM | 'Victoria' is an old favourite variety of this (4) |
| COMINO | Island of the Maltese archipelago (6) |
| NOIR | Genre of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Big Sleep" |
| BDAY | Queen Victoria's is May 24th, briefly |
| TODD | Thelma of "The Maltese Falcon," 1931 |
| SEYCHELLES | Victoria is the capital of this group of 115 islands |
| LABUAN | Island off the NW coast of Borneo in the South China Sea forming a federal territory of Malaysia; capital, Victoria (6) |
| AZORES | North Atlantic archipelago whose executive capital and largest city is Ponta Delgada (6) |
| CANARYISLANDS | Archipelago whose highest peak is the volcano Mount Teide (6,7) |
| HONGKONG | Pole and Greek performing in corner where Victoria is (4,4) |
| TIERRA | ___ del Fuego (South American archipelago whose name means "Land of Fire" in Spanish) |
| POODLE | The moodle is a hybrid of the Maltese and this dog breed |
| HUSTON | Director and screenwriter of The Maltese Falcon whose grandson starred in the 2016 film Ben-Hur (6) |
| ANKLE | E.g., Victoria is the setting for Gotham's last opera (5) |
| SHETLAND | Archipelago whose economy relies on fishing, farming, tourism and knitted textiles including Fair Isle (8) |
| CHANNELISLANDS | European archipelago whose islands include Herm and Jethou (7,7) |
