| ONTARIO | Second-largest and most populous province of Canada, between Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes (7) |
| LABRADOR | Area in Canada between Hudson Bay and the Atlantic Ocean (8) |
| NWT | Area of Canada between Nunavut and Yukon (abbr.) |
| COHOE | Small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes |
| TORONTO | Largest and most populous city of Canada, on the NW shore of Lake Ontario (7) |
| TUTUILA | Largest and most populous island of American Samoa, lying east of Ofu, Olosega and Ta'u (7) |
| GEELONG | Port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia |
| ZEALAND | Which is the largest and most populous island of Denmark? (7) |
| DETROIT | Largest and most populous city of Michigan; from French, 'strait' (7) |
| BRUMMIE | Person from Britain's largest and most populous city outside London (7) |
| ECUADOR | South American country whose largest and most populous city is Guayaquil (7) |
| LEINSTER | Most populous province of Ireland, named after the early Celtic tribe the Laigin (8) |
| PLAINSOFABRAHAM | Plateau in E Canada between the city of Quebec and the St Lawrence River; scene of an important British victory (1759) in the Seven Years' War (6,2,7) |
| YELLOW | From or related to "gold, light bay" and the word for the vitellus of a single- or double-yolker, the name of a xanthous colour ranging in hue from pale lemon and primrose to deep earthy mustard and o |
| VIOLADAGAMBA | Second largest and lowest of the stringed instruments, held between the knees when played (5,2,5) |
| AULD | "The boys of the _ choir were singing Galway Bay, and the bells were ringing out, for Christmas Day": Fairytale of New York, The Pogues (4) |
| BATAAN | Province of the Philippines occupying a peninsula between Manila Bay and the South China Sea (6) |
| GASPE | ___ Peninsula, area of land in E Canada between the St Lawrence River and Chaleur Bay (5) |
| OAHU | Third-largest and most populous of the islands of Hawaii, known as the Gathering Place (4) |
| ONTA | Canada's most populous province. (7) |
