| MAHE | Largest island of the Seychelles, capital Victoria (4) |
| GOZO | Island of the Maltese archipelago; capital Victoria, aka Rabat (4) |
| COCO | ___ de mer, a palm tree of the Seychelles, producing a large fruit containing a two-lobed edible nut (4) |
| SKYE | The Isle of _, the largest island of the Inner Hebrides (4) |
| ELBA | The largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago, place of Napoleon's first exile (4) |
| MULL | Second-largest island of the Inner Hebrides, on the Firth of Lorn (4) |
| CUBA | The largest island of the West Indies (4) |
| SPRY | Lively pair staying in the Seychelles (4) |
| HELL | A very hot place in the Seychelles (4) |
| VICTORIA | Queen portrayed by actresses including Emily Blunt and Judi Dench; or, the capital of Hong Kong or of the Seychelles (8) |
| COCODEMER | Palm tree of the Seychelles (Lodoicea maldivica) that produces the world's largest seed (4,2,3) |
| FISH | Good catch: Bourgeoisie grille is a ___ dish enjoyed head-on * in the Seychelles Islands |
| RUPEE | The official national currency of the Seychelles (5) |
| LABUAN | Island off the NW coast of Borneo in the South China Sea forming a federal territory of Malaysia; capital, Victoria (6) |
| VIETNAMIBIA | Its midpoint is somewhere east of the Seychelles |
| SEYCHELLES | Republic in the Indian Ocean, capital Victoria, whose largest island is Mahe |
| NAXOS | Largest island of the Cyclades, the centre of the worship of Dionysius |
| LUZON | Largest island of the Philippines, separated from the others of the group by the Sibuyan Sea (5) |
| SC | Its capital Victoria (abbr) (2) |
| SKYROS | Greek island in the Aegean that is the largest island of the Northern Sporades |
