| LIERNE | Wild region of Nord-Trondelag, Norway, on the border with Sweden (6) |
| LILLE | Capital of the French region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| QUISLING | During WWII, who ruled Norway on behalf of the German occupying forces? (8) |
| WRONG | Unjust act somewhat shaming Norway on reflection (5) |
| OTAGO | Go to a wild region of New Zealand (5) |
| TRONDHEIM | City in Trondelag, Norway, housing the Nidaros Cathedral |
| OUTBACK | Wild region of Australia |
| STYRIA | Second-largest state of Austria, in the SE on the border with Slovenia (6) |
| YUNNAN | Province of China on the border with Vietnam, Laos, and Burma (Myanmar) (6) |
| GRETNA | Town on the border with England just north-west of Carlisle (6) |
| ALSACE | Region of France on the border with Germany |
| CANADA | State on the border with New Hampshire and New York (6) |
| EXMOOR | East African's wild region in south-west (6) |
| IGNORE | Disregard wild region (6) |
| RAJASTHAN | Largest of the 28 states of India, in the north-west on the border with Pakistan (9) |
| ARIZONA | Sixth-largest state of the US, in the south-west on the border with Mexico (7) |
| ETOILE | "L'___ du Nord" (Minnesota motto) |
| AISNE | Department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France on the border with Belgium; capital, Laon (5) |
| IDAHO | 'Gem State' of the north-western US, on the border with British Columbia (5) |
| DRENTHE | Sparsely-populated rural province of the NE Netherlands on the border with Germany; capital, Assen (7) |
