| BOLIVIA | S American country, capital La Paz (7) |
| VENEZUELA | S American country: capital Caracas (9) |
| PERU | S. American country, capital Lima (4) |
| CHILE | S. American country, capital Santiago (5) |
| GUYANA | S American country, capital Georgetown (6) |
| ECUADOR | South American country, capital Quito (7) |
| URUGUAY | South American country, capital Montevideo (7) |
| PORTEND | Having studied S American country, half missed the finish (7) |
| SURNAME | Inherited title I lifted from S American country (7) |
| PERUSES | Studies S American country and sees the East has left it (7) |
| VENDEE | Department of France; capital La Roche-sur-Yon (6) |
| PLATA | Buenos Aires capital La ___ |
| HONDURAS | Central American country, capital Tegucigalpa (8) |
| BELIZE | Central American country, capital Belmopan (6) |
| GUYANESE | From a South American country, capital Georgetown (8) |
| COSTARICA | Central American country, capital San Jos (5,4) |
| SURINAME | South American country, capital Paramaribo (8) |
| NICARAGUA | Central American country, capital Managua |
| COLOMBIA | South American country, capital Bogota (8) |
| MARGARITA | Island of northern Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea; capital, La Asuncion (9) |
