| REUNION | Volcanic island in the Indian Ocean, or a get-together (7) |
| OFGOODHOPE | Crossover point from the South Atlantic to the Indian ocean (or vice versa), the Cape ... (2,4,4) |
| MOMBASA | Kenyan port city on a coral island in the Indian Ocean (7) |
| SOCOTRA | Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean whose capital is Tamridah (7) |
| MADEIRA | A group of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, west of Morocco (7) |
| STLUCIA | Volcanic island in the Windward Isles (2,5) |
| TRISTAN | Group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic including Inaccessible and Nightingale (7,2,5) |
| STKILDA | Group of volcanic islands in the Outer Hebrides whose largest island is Hirta |
| DECUNHA | Group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic including Inaccessible and Nightingale (7,2,5) |
| MALDIVE | ___ Islands, in the Indian Ocean |
| BOBSUPANDDOWN | Moves like a buoy in the ocean ... or a hint to the circled parts of this puzzle? |
| SEAWAY | Any regular route used by ships; a rough or heavy ocean; or, a vessel's progress through the waves (6) |
| SEABREEZE | A gentle coastal zephyr, blowing inland from the ocean; or, a cocktail of vodka mixed with the juice of cranberries and grapefruit (3,6) |
| ITGOESUPANDDOWN | How life is like the ocean, or a hint to entering the starred answers |
| MYRIADS | Oceans or seas |
| ROAR | Sound of the ocean or a lion |
| SEYCHELLES | Group of volcanic islands in the Indian Ocean whose capital is Victoria |
| MONTSERRAT | A volcanic island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands (10) |
| ASCENSION | ____ Island, isolated volcanic island in the south Atlantic Ocean belonging to the UK (9) |
| ZANZIBAR | Island in the Indian Ocean that joined with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania (8) |
