| ASSAM | State in north-east India (30,289 sq miles; pop about 30 million) (5) |
| ASSAMESE | Citizen of a state in north-east India (30,285 sq miles; pop about 30 million (8) |
| GHANA | A country in west Africa (92,497 sq miles; pop about 30 million), independent since 1957 (5) |
| NEPAL | Land-locked mountainous country in south Asia (56,956 sq miles; pop about 30 million) (5) |
| BIHAR | A state in north-east India (36,357 sq miles; pop over 100 million) (5) |
| BAHIA | A state in north-east Brazil (218,431 sq miles; pop about 15 million) (5) |
| BEHAR | Former state of north east India that has been part of West Bengal since 1950 (5.5) |
| COOCH | Former state of north east India that has been part of West Bengal since 1950 (5.5) |
| SOCAL | Megalopolis with about 30 million people, for short |
| JEWEL | ___ Kilcher: American female singer who has sold more than 30 million albums since her 1995 debut (5) |
| IDAHO | State in north-west America (5) |
| ADELE | Artist behind the best-selling album of the 21st century (30+ million units) |
| CEARA | State in north-eastern Brazil |
| TEXAN | One of 30+ million Americans |
| DARJEELING | A high-quality black tea grown in an area of West Bengal in North East India (10) |
| KOHIMA | Capital of the state of Nagaland in north-east India, originally named Kewhira (6) |
| MALAYSIA | Country in south-east Asia (127,720 sq miles; pop 30 million), independent since 1957 (8) |
| NINE | Largest single digit number in North East India? (4) |
| BENARES | Former name of the city of Varanasi in north-east India (7) |
| KUWAIT | Independent state in north-east Arabia (6) |
