| PYONGYANG | The capital of North Korea |
| KIMBERLEY | Diamond-mining centre and capital of North Cape province (9) |
| KIMJONGIL | The supreme leader of North Korea 1994-2011 (3,4,2) |
| SKOPJE | The capital of North Macedonia, on the Vardar River (6) |
| KIMILJUNG | Dictator of North Korea until his death in 1994 (3,2-4) |
| RALEIGH | The capital of North Carolina (7) |
| ALEXA | "___, what's the capital of North Dakota?" |
| HANOI | City declared the capital of North Vietnam by Ho Chi Minh in 1954 (5) |
| AKUREYRI | Iceland's fifth-largest municipality, nicknamed the "Capital of North Iceland" |
| MAGNOLIA | This tree is the floral emblem of the nation of North Korea and the state flower of both Louisiana a |
| JAPAN | The Sea of is that part of the Pacific Ocean east of North Korea (5) |
| TIGER | Largest member of the cat family (Felidae). It is endangered throughout its range, which stretches from the Russian Far East through parts of North Korea, China, India, and Southeast Asia to Sumatra. |
| KIM | Surname of the leader of North Korea. (3) |
| JONGUN | The leader of North Korea since 2011 (3,4-2) |
| HAARLEM | City in the Netherlands, capital of North Holland province (7) |
| LANKY | Thin song about leaders of North Korea (5) |
| JONG | Kim ___-un (leader of North Korea) |
| ILSUNG | 'Great Leader' of North Korea from 1948, Kim .. (2,4) |
| CHON | Monetary unit of North Korea |
| RUSSIA | Neighbor of North Korea |