| BELIZE | Northernmost country of Central America whose capital is Belmopan (6) |
| ELSALVADOR | Republic of Central America whose capital is San Salvador (2,8) |
| TUNISIA | Northernmost country of Africa, a colony of France from 1881 until 1956 (7) |
| GUIANA | Overseas department of France in South America whose capital is Cayenne (6,6) |
| CANADA | Country of North America whose capital is Ottawa (6) |
| FRENCH | And 21 Overseas department of France in South America whose capital is Cayenne (6,6) |
| GUYANA | Republic in South America whose capital is Georgetown (6) |
| HAWAII | State of the US whose capital is Honolulu (6) |
| PUERTO | Island territory of the US whose capital is San Juan (6,4) |
| PANAMA | A country of Central America; or, a style of hat (6) |
| COSTA | And 3 Republic in Central America whose capital is San Jose (5,4) |
| NICARAGUA | Republic in Central America whose capital is Managua (9) |
| HONDURAS | Republic in Central America whose capital is Tegucigalpa (8) |
| AZTEC | ____ Empire, group of city states in central America whose capital was Tenochtitlan (5) |
| FRENCHGUIANA | Overseas region of France on the North Atlantic coast of South America whose capital is Cayenne |
| PUERTORICO | Island territory of the US whose capital is San Juan (6,4) |
| RICO | Island territory of the US whose capital is San Juan (6,4) |
| SURINAME | Republic in South America whose capital is Paramaribo (8) |
| SOUTH | State of the US whose capital is Columbia (5,8) |
| DELAWARE | State of the North East US whose capital is Dover (8) |