| JONG | Kim ___-un (leader of North Korea) |
| KIM | ___ Jong-un, Leader of North Korea (3) |
| SKIMASK | Face cover-up as crack troops capture Jong-un, leader of Korea (3,4) |
| ILSUNG | Late leader of North Korea, Kim .. (2,4) |
| JONGUN | The leader of North Korea since 2011 (3,4-2) |
| KIMJONGIL | Supreme leader of North Korea 1994-2011 (3,4-2) |
| LANKY | Thin song about leaders of North Korea (5) |
| MAGNOLIA | This tree is the floral emblem of the nation of North Korea and the state flower of both Louisiana a |
| JAPAN | Sea of ___, that part of the Pacific Ocean east of North Korea (5) |
| PYONGYANG | Capital of North Korea once known as the 'capital of willows' |
| TRUMP | Nation excluded from amendment of important UN leader once (5) |
| EDITIONS | Issues upsetting leaders of North of Ireland tourism divides Ulster, for one (8) |
| NATION | Leaders of North American tribe charged by state (6) |
| NAIL | Pin down leaders of North American Indian litigants (4) |
| TIGER | Largest member of the cat family (Felidae). It is endangered throughout its range, which stretches from the Russian Far East through parts of North Korea, China, India, and Southeast Asia to Sumatra. |
| CHON | Monetary unit of North Korea |
| RUSSIA | Neighbor of North Korea |
| REAGAN | Former boss of North Korea gang lands (6) |
| DPRK | Official name of North Korea. (1,1,1,1) |
| THANT | Former UN leader U ___ |