| ONTARIO | Second-largest and most populous province of Canada, home to the national capital, Ottawa (7) |
| ALBERTA | Prairie province of Canada, home to bison, wolf and mountain lion (7) |
| MAHE | Largest island of the Seychelles, home to the national capital of Victoria (4) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| EARDLEY | The ___ Escarpment, in the National Capital Region's Gatineau Park |
| GUADALCANAL | Largest by area of the Solomon Islands; home to Honiara, the national capital (11) |
| VIOLADAGAMBA | Second largest and lowest of the stringed instruments, held between the knees when played (5,2,5) |
| VITILEVU | Largest of the islands of Fiji, on which the national capital, Suva, is located (4,4) |
| LEON | Second-largest city of Nicaragua, replaced as the national capital by Managua in the 1850s (4) |
| OAHU | Third-largest and most populous of the islands of Hawaii, known as the Gathering Place (4) |
| CRETE | Largest and most populous island of Greece, said to have been the birthplace of Zeus (5) |
| ONTA | Canada's most populous province. (7) |
| CIUDADDEMEXICO | Spanish name for the national capital of the federal republic bordered by the US? (6,2,6) |
| NOIDA | A satellite city of Delhi and a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) |
