| TAMILNADU | State of SE India formerly (until 1968) called Madras; capital, Chennai (5,4) |
| TAMIL | And 32 Down State of southern India formerly (until 1968) called Madras (5,4) |
| CHENNAI | State capital of Tamil Nadu in SE India, formerly (until 1996) called Madras (7) |
| POLOKWANE | Capital of the Limpopo province of northern South Africa, formerly (until 2002) called Pietersburg (9) |
| ULANBATOR | Capital and largest city of Mongolia, formerly (until 1924) called Urga (4,5) |
| GUANABARA | Former state of SE Brazil merged with the surrounding state of Rio de Janeiro in 1975 (9) |
| KALAMAZOO | City of SW Michigan equidistant between Detroit and Chicago, formerly (until 1836) called Bronson (9) |
| ANDHRA | State of SE India on the Bay of Bengal; Hyderabad was made its capital in 1956 (6,7) |
| PRADESH | State of SE India on the Bay of Bengal; Hyderabad was made its capital in 1956 (6,7) |
| ANDHRAPRADESH | State of SE India whose capital is Hyderabad |
| CARAVELLE | Renault coupe or convertible that survived until 1968 (9) |
| PETERARNO | The New Yorker contributor until 1968 |
| INDONESIA | Largest island country in the world, formerly (until 1949) known as the Dutch East Indies (9) |
| SINGAPORE | Island city-state of Southeast Asia (9) |
| ODISHA | State of E India on the Bay of Bengal, formerly (until 2011) called Orissa (6) |
| MADRAS | Former name of the Indian state Tamil Nadu and of its capital, Chennai (6) |
| COROMANDEL | ___ Coast, area of SE India extending from False Divi Point to Kanyakumari (10) |
| FLORIANOPOLIS | State capital of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil, formerly (until 1893) called Desterro (13) |
| MORELIA | State capital of Michoacan in W central Mexico, formerly (until 1828) called Valladolid (7) |
| CONCORD | State capital of New Hampshire, formerly (until 1765) called Rumford (7) |