| MAURITANIA | Once a French colony, much of this country, which is bordered by Western Sahara, Mali, Algeria, and Senegal, encompasses the Sahara desert. |
| LYNX | Constellation named after a wildcat which is bordered by Camelopardalis the Giraffe (4) |
| SPAIN | Identify this country which is chosen as a joint-host of the football World Cup in 2030. (5) |
| SAMOA | Apia is the capital and main commercial center of this country, which also shares its name with a U.S. territory. |
| LOUISIANA | Southern US state, once a French colony (9) |
| THESOVIETUNION | Norway won the most gold medals at Grenoble in 1968, edging out this country, which had topped the medal list at the three previous Winter Games |
| EXEGETE | Teacher sounds like he was once a French hostel (7) |
| EUROPE | Present-day continent composed of the westward-projecting peninsulas of Eurasia. The area is bordered by the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans and the Mediterranean and Black Seas. (6) |
| HOKKAIDO | The northernmost of the four main islands of Japan. It is bordered by the Sea of Japan (East Sea), the Sea of Okhotsk to the north, and the Pacific Ocean. (8) |
| MANCORDE | Small town in the Raiguer district of Mallorca, nestled in the foothills of the Tramuntana mountain range it is bordered by Selva, Lloseta, Alaro and Escorca and celebrates the day of its patron saint |
| LAVALL | Small town in the Raiguer district of Mallorca, nestled in the foothills of the Tramuntana mountain range it is bordered by Selva, Lloseta, Alaro and Escorca and celebrates the day of its patron saint |
| GABON | Country that is bordered by Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo (5) |
| IRAN | Which country is bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Turkey? (4) |
| BULGARIA | Which country, capital Sofia, is bordered by Turkey, Romania and North Macedonia? (8) |
| GOA | Which state of western India is bordered on the east and south by Karnataka? (3) |
| ELAAIUN | Capital of the former Spanish Sahara and largest city of the disputed territory of Western Sahara (2 |
| ENGLAND | Which country is bordered by Wales and Scotland (7) |
| BALTIC | ___ Sea, body of water that is bordered by nine countries, including Sweden and Russia (6) |
| ASHFORD | Which triangular-shaped Adelaide suburb is bordered by South Road, Anzac Highway and Everard Avenue? (7) |
| NIGER | African country dominated by the Sahara, until 1969 a French colony (5) |
