| LIBYA | The capital of this country is Greek for "Three Cities," as it shares its name with cities in Lebanon and Greece. |
| TRIPOLI | Capital city derived from the word for 'three cities' in Greek (7) |
| TRIPOD | Word from the Greek for "three-footed" |
| URBANSPRAWL | Expansion at the edges of big cities ... as exhibited in the answers to the starred clues |
| LITANY | It's accepted by two US cities as a form of prayer |
| DINOSAUR | This site is a provincial park in the badlands of southeastern Alberta that is known for its extensive fossil beds. It shares its name with the ancient reptiles whose remains have been found there. It |
| IRIDIUM | This element's salts are many colored, and it shares its name with the Greek goddess of rainbows (7) |
| PIKE | This fish is recognized by the elongate body, long head, shovellike snout, and large mouth armed with strong teeth. It shares its name with a long medieval weapon. |
| SENGLEA | With Cospicua and Vittoriosa, it is the third of the Three Cities, across the Grand Harbour from Valletta on Malta (7) |
| COCAO | Tropical evergreen tree bearing large seeds; its generic name Theobroma is Greek for 'food of the gods' (5) |
| JAPAN | The capital of this country is Tokyo (5) |
| INDONESIA | The Rice Harvest Festival in this country is held in honour of Dewi Sri, the deity of rice and fertility |
| PTERODACTYL | Extinct flying reptile of the Mesozoic era whose name is Greek for ' wing finger' (11) |
| TUNISIA | Around forty percent of this country is composed of the Sahara Desert (7) |
| KOREA | Southern part of this country is known for its Chaebols |
| MOROCCO | Easily seen from across the Strait of Gibraltar, this country is the only monarchy in northern Africa. |
| NETHERLANDS | This country is known as the land of bicycles due to its widespread bike use. |
| MAROC | French name of the country with cities including Casablanca, Fez, Marrakesh and Tangier (5) |
| SABRATHA | One of the "three cities of Tripolitania" (with Leptis Magna and Oea) (8) |
| MILAN | City known for its La Scala Opera House (and one of the three cities) |
