| TAIWANESE | Relating to an island state in East Asia (13,800 sq miles; pop about 24 million (9) |
| TAIWAN | Island state in East Asia officially the Republic of China (6) |
| SAOTOME | Capital of an island state in the Gulf of Guinea (3,4) |
| NIGER | Country in west Africa (489,000 sq miles; pop about 24 million), independent since 1960 (5) |
| IVORIEN | Citizen of a west African country (124,470 sq miles; pop about 24 million) (7) |
| SAINT | And 19 Down An island state in the Caribbean with a drive-in volcano (5,5) |
| MANORBORN | In 1979, the series final of which sitcom attracted about 24 million UK viewers - nearly half the population at the time? (2,3,5,4) |
| CAPRICCIO | 200 Romans go to an island I owe for thanks to some free compo sition (9) |
| MAURITIUS | Island state in the Indian Ocean (9) |
| YESTERDAY | Okay, ate dry crackers about 24 hours ago (9) |
| VOLCANOES | Nicaragua's flag features five of these; the country actually has about two dozen of them |
| LUSITANIA | Doomed ship left America carrying wine to an island |
| ANIMATING | Giving energy to an island marriage |
| MICROINCH | About two dozen nanometers |
| BALINESE | Pertaining to an island in south-east Asia (2,146 sq miles; pop about 4 million), a popular tourist destination (8) |
| TOTHE | In 1979, the series final of which sitcom attracted about 24 million UK viewers - nearly half the population at the time? (2,3,5,4) |
| BARBADOS | Island state in the Caribbean (169 sq miles; pop about 300,000) independent since 1966 (8) |
| GRENADA | Small island state in the Caribbean (135 sq miles; pop 115,000), independent since 1974 (7) |
| SARAWAK | Shortly off to stay in an island state |
| TASMANIA | An island state of Australia with the capital Hobart, home to the largest living species of marsupial carnivore (8) |
