| TLAXCALA | State in central Mexico |
| AZTEC | Member of a state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortes in 1521 - as in Choisya x dewitteana '___ Pearl' (5) |
| PEARL | Member of a state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortes in 1521, followed by an oyster gem - as in the cultivar of Choisya x dewitteana (5,5) |
| TEOTIHUACAN | Ancient city in central Mexico (c. 200-750) in which the pyramids of the Sun and Moon were built |
| POPOCATEPETL | Volcano in central Mexico, southeast of Mexico City (12) |
| ELEVEN | All football players in central Mexico, capped? (6) |
| NAHUATL | Uto-Aztecan language, spoken mostly in central Mexico. |
| LEON | City in central Mexico, western Nicaragua, and northern Spain |
| TOLUCA | City in central Mexico noted for its basket weaving (6) |
| DHAR | Small native state in Central India |
| ETRURIA | Ancient state in central Italy |
| MADHYAPRADESH | State in central India (6,7) |
| PUEBLA | A city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau. |
| VERACRUZ | City and state in east-central Mexico (8) |
| HIDALGO | Small state of east central Mexico immediately north of Mexico City; capital, Pachuca de Soto (7) |
| MORELIA | State capital of Michoacan in W central Mexico, formerly (until 1828) called Valladolid (7) |
| TEPIC | A city in west central Mexico. |
| TULA | Capital of the Toltec civilization of central Mexico that rose to power in the 10th century |
| CHIHUAHUA | State of north central Mexico bordered by Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango and Coahuila (9) |
| DURANGO | City and mining centre in N.W. central Mexico (7) |
