| BALINESE | Of an Indonesian province (2,230 sq miles; pop about 4.5 million), a popular tourist destination (8) |
| BALI | A province of Indonesia (2,230 sq miles; pop 4.5 million), a popular tourist destination (4) |
| OMAN | Sultanate in the Middle East (119,500 sq miles; pop about 4.5 million) (4) |
| NAIROBI | Capital city in East Africa (pop about 4.5 million), founded in 1899 (7) |
| IZMIR | Large city in western Turkey (pop about 4.5 million), founded in the 11th century BC (5) |
| CLOVE | Segment of a bulb of garlic; or, an aromatic flower bud of an Indonesian tree used in sweet and savoury recipes (5) |
| NICE | Port city in southern France (pop about 1 million), a popular resort (4) |
| JAVA | Slang word for "coffee" that's also the name of an Indonesian island |
| TIMOR | Name of an Indonesian sea or island |
| ALBANIAN | Of a European country (11,101 sq miles; pop 3 million), a member of NATO since 2009 (8) |
| ACAPULCO | City on the Pacific coast of Mexico, a popular tourist destination (8) |
| NORMANDY | Region of northern France (11,825 sq miles; pop 3.3 million), a major cider producer (8) |
| SKIATHOS | Greek island in the northern Sporades group, a popular tourist destination (8) |
| KENTUCKY | US state (40,395 sq miles; pop 4.5 million), nicknamed the Bluegrass State (8) |
| GAIRLOCH | Small village in Wester Ross, a popular tourist centre (8) |
| CRETAN | Citizen of a large Greek island (3,260 sq miles; pop about 635,000), a popular tourist destination (6) |
| NECKLACE | Created by jeweller Wallace Chan and valued at $200 million, A Heritage in Bloom is described as the ultimate what? (8) |
| CHARISMA | Daily newspaper's millions -- a force of attraction! (8) |
| LAKECOMO | A popular tourist attraction in Lombardy (4,4) |
| ALGARVE | Region of Portugal(1,828 sq miles; pop about 450,000), a popular tourist destination (7) |
