| SARDINIA | Second-largest island in the Mediterranean, separated from Corsica by the Strait of Bonifacio (8) |
| CORSICA | French island in the Mediterranean Sea separated from Sardinia by the Strait of Bonifacio (7) |
| SIROCCO | Oppressive southeast wind ravages most of Corsica by start of October (7) |
| ANDRES | ___ Bonifacio |
| MINDANAO | Second-largest island in the Philippines; in Japanese hands, 1942-1944 (8) |
| TITICACA | Two-part lake connected by the Strait of Tiquina |
| ACROSTIC | Puzzle from Corsica, about time (8) |
| SUMATRA | Third-largest island of Indonesia by area, separated from the Malay Peninsula by the Strait of Malacca (7) |
| FUEGO | Archipelago at the southern extremity of South America separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan; Spanish, ' land of fire' (6,3,5) |
| NEWFOUNDLAND | Large island of E Canada separated from the mainland by the Strait of Belle Isle (12) |
| IBERIAN | Second-largest peninsula of Europe, separated from North Africa by the Strait of Gibraltar (7) |
| RHODES | Largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, separated from Turkey by the Strait of Marmara (6) |
| MALLORCA | Island in the Mediterranean |
| CAPE | Area of land separated from the Nova Scotia peninsula on mainland Canada by the Strait of Canso (4,6 |
| PERSIANGULF | Body of water separated from the Arabian Sea by the Strait of Hormuz (7,4) |
| VANCOUVER | Island separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound |
| ENGLISH | The --- Channel is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean linked with the North Sea by the Strait of Dover (7) |
| SERB | Inhabitant of second largest island in the Mediterranean (4) |
| OMAN | The Gulf of ____ is connected to the Persian Gulf by the Strait of Hormuz |
| CAPEBRETON | --- Island is separated from mainland Canada by the Strait of Canso (4,6) |
