| ASEA | On the Black |
| SEABORNE | On the Black |
| ODESSA | Port in Ukraine on the Black Sea, the scene of the mutiny on the warship Potemkin in 1905 (6) |
| COLCHIS | Ancient country on the Black Sea south of the Caucasus that was the land of the Golden Fleece in Gre |
| ORDU | Port city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey on the eastern slopes of the hill Boztepe |
| SOCHI | Nicknamed the "Russian Rivier", a resort on the Black Sea that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics (5) |
| ROMANIA | Country on the Black Sea with the capital Bucharest, location of the Transylvanian medieval Bran Castle resembling Dracula's fictional abode (7) |
| YALTA | City in the Crimea on the Black Sea that was the scene of a conference between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin in 1945 (5) |
| TBILISI | The capital of the country on the Black Sea, Georgia (7) |
| ROSEMARKIE | Village on the Black Isle near Fortrose on the north side of Chanonry Ness (10) |
| SAFETYLAMP | Security for the foreign politician provides protection for one of those working on the black stuff |
| WELL | A healing spring on the Black Isle where strips of cloth are left on a tree (7,4) |
| CLOOTIE | A healing spring on the Black Isle where strips of cloth are left on a tree (7,4) |
| BILSTON | Town on the Black Country Route in the West Midlands south-east of Wolverhampton (7) |
| GEORGIANS | Natives or inhabitants of a republic in the Caucasus region, on the Black Sea (9) |
| UKRAINE | A state in East Europe on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov (7) |
| SZA | Featured singer on the Black Panther soundtrack song All the Stars |
| GEORGIA | A republic on the Black Sea, the capital of which is Tbilisi (7) |
| REDKITE | Bird of prey reintroduced on the Black Isle in the late 1980s and early 1990s (3,4) |
| HOT | On the black market, most likely |
