| CAPEYORK | Northernmost extremity of Australia, projecting into the Torres Strait between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea. (4,4) |
| THURSDAY | Island in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea (8) |
| KRA | Isthmus of -, narrow neck of the Malay Peninsula between the Gulf of Thailand and the Bay of Bengal |
| ACHAIA | Before the Roman conquest in 146 BCE, what was the name given to a strip of land between the Gulf of Corinth in the north and Elis and Arcadia in the south? (6) |
| LEPANTO | Port in Greece between the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras that was the scene of a 1571 naval battle in which the Turkish fleet was defeated by the fleets of the Holy League |
| NEWGUINEA | Large island separated from Australia by the Torres Strait (3,6) |
| SORRENTO | Port and resort of southern Italy occupying a peninsula between the Gulf of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno (8) |
| YUCATAN | A northeastern projection of Central America, lying between the Gulf of Mexico to the west and north and the Caribbean Sea to the east. (7) |
| SINAI | Region between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba |
| MALAY | Peninsula between the Gulf of Thailand and the Strait of Malacca |
| ISLANDER | Native of the Torres Strait |
| LIAODONG | Large peninsula of NE China extending southwards into the Yellow Sea between the gulf of Bo Hai and Korea Bay (8) |
| ISCHIA | Volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea between the gulfs of Gaeta and Salerno, part of the Campania region of SW Italy (6) |
| REDSEA | Body of water between the Gulf of Aden and the Suez Canal (3,3) |
| SOLENT | The strait between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of England (6) |
| REEFY | Like the Torres Strait |
| LIGURIAN | ? Sea, body of water between the Gulf of Genoa and Corsica |
| FRIULI | Historic region between the Gulf of Venice and the Carnic Alps (6) |
| KARELIA | Republic in northern Europe between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea |
| DARDANELLES | The strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara (11) |
