| OTAGO | Region of New Zealand (about 12,000 sq miles; pop about 250,000) (5) |
| MADEIRA | Autonomous region of Portugal (309 sq miles; pop about 250,000), noted for its wine (7) |
| FALKLANDISLANDS | Archipelago in the South Atlantic covering 12,000 sq km (8,7) |
| WELLINGTONBOOTS | Jeers from New Zealand about Tibetan leader's footwear? (10,5) |
| CHINTZ | Letter from Greece to New Zealand about tiptop material (6) |
| LHASA | Old capital city in western China (pop about 250,000) (5) |
| NEVIS | Small Caribbean island (36 sq miles; pop about 12,000), in the Lesser Antibes (5) |
| CANTERBURY | A region of New Zealand (17,185 sq miles; pop about 625,000) (10) |
| DREAM | Fancy 250,000 sheets? (5) |
| LAPAZ | Highest capital city in the world, in the Andes at an altitude of approximately 3,660 m (12,000 ft) (2,3) |
| ORCAS | Mammals that may weigh up to 12,000 pounds |
| MADISON | State capital in the US (pop about 250,000), founded in 1829 (7) |
| WESTMINSTER | Inner London borough with city status (pop about 250,000) (11) |
| ABADAN | Island city in south-west Iran (pop about 250,000) 6) |
| SWANSEA | Seaport city in south Wales (pop about 250,000) (7) |
| HOBART | Australian state capital (pop about 250,000) (6) |
| HAWKESBAY | ? Province, region of New Zealand from 1858-76 whose council sat at Napier |
| STONEHAVEN | Town in the north-east (pop about 12,000), a former burgh of barony and former county town (10) |
| PORTMOTE | Seaport and resort on the east coast (pop about 12,000), a former royal burgh (8) |
| TERRACE | Small city in northern British Columbia (pop about 12,000), incorporated in 1987 (7) |
