| VANUATU | South Pacific Ocean nation of around 80 islands (7) |
| TAMIL | South Asian language with around 80 million native speakers |
| INSECT | Studied by an entomologist, generic name for an invertebrate creature representing around 80-90 per |
| REIMS | Cathedral city in north-eastern France (pop 180,000), founded around 80 BC (5) |
| OCEANIA | Geographical area of around 8.5 million square kilometres comprising most of the islands of the Pacific (7) |
| BAHAMAS | The -; archipelago of around 700 islands including the cay group Exuma (7) |
| OSTRICH | Running and maintaining speeds of around 40mph, the world's largest and heaviest extant species of bird (7) |
| BURNETT | Frances Hodgson -; author of around 40 novels including A Lady of Quality, The Secret Garden and The Lost Prince (7) |
| SIBERIA | Reaching lows of around -88degreesC, geographic area covering some 77 per cent of Russia's land area (7) |
| TESTPIT | Small type of archaeological excavation of around 1m2 (4,3) |
| PALAU | The tenth chapter of the Survivor series was based on this small Pacific Ocean nation |
| NAURU | Pacific Ocean nation, formerly Pleasant Island (5) |
| MINIBUS | Word for a light horse-drawn carriage first, now a little charabanc, jitney or motorcoach for small groups of around 16 passengers (7) |
| ROSS | Sea of the South Pacific Ocean lying east of Victoria Land, Antarctica (4) |
| INDONESIA | Indian Ocean nation consisting of almost 18,000 islands |
| FRENCHPOLYNESIA | Overseas territory consisting of 118 islands and atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, capital Papeete (6,9) |
| ADMIRALTY | ? Islands, group in the Bismarck Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean also known as the Manus Islands (9) |
| THAMES | Second longest river in the United Kingdom, with more than 80 islands (6) |
| AMERICANSAMOA | Unincorporated territory of the US in the South Pacific Ocean; capital Pago Pago |
| NIUE | Island nation in the South Pacific Ocean; capital Alofi |
