| BAHAMAS | The -; archipelago of some 700 tropical islands including Bird Cay and Cat Island which is also home to "Pig Beach" (7) |
| ZEALAND | New ___ Auckland's nation which is also home to the kiwis |
| ALAND | An archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia (5) |
| KEYWORDS | "Cay" and "Quay" said to be essential elements for searching (8) |
| AOSHIMA | Island in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, also known as Cat Island |
| RANSOME | Author whose Swallows and Amazons book series features his fictional locale Wild Cat Island (7) |
| ISLETS | Cays and such |
| LOWRENT | Group including bird of inferior status |
| ETERNAL | Endless dinner, for instance, without starter but including bird(7) |
| STERNUMS | Bill totals including bird chest protectors (8) |
| TSUSHIMA | Name of the archipelago off the coast of southeastern Japan in the Korea Strait. In 1905 a Russian fleet was defeated by Japan in a battle of the same name, which took place north of the islands. (8) |
| OTSU | Which Japanese city is on Lake Biwa, the largest lake in the country, and is also home to the sacred, UNESCO-listed Enryaku-ji Temple? (4) |
| KIRIBATI | Independent republic in the Pacific comprising 33 islands including Banaba , the Gilbert and Phoenix Islands, and eight of the Line Islands |
| HEBRIDES | The -, archipelago of over 500 islands off the NW coast of Scotland (8) |
| AZORES | The -; archipelago including Flores, Santa Maria and Santa Miguel the "Green Island" that is an autonomous region of Portugal (6) |
| OAHU | Island which is the location of the only royal palace in the United States (4) |
| RIO | This heuchera variety is also home to the last summer Olympics - in shortened form! (3) |
| SPITSBERGEN | The main island within the archipelago of Svalbard (11) |
| LUZON | Island which is the largest and most northerly of the Philippines (5) |
| BENNASSAR | Surname of the Mallorcan painter and sculptor, born in Pollensa in 1950, whose works feature prominently all over the island, including on the beach in Can Picafort (9) |
