| LEYTE | Large island of the central Philippines separated from Samar by the San Juanico Strait (5) |
| SAMAR | Third-largest island of the Philippines, separated from Leyte by the San Juanico Strait (5) |
| CEBU | Island of the central Philippines separated from Negros by the Tanon Strait (4) |
| MINDORO | Large island of the west-central Philippines separated from Luzon by the Verde Island Passage (7) |
| OKINAWA | The largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands. |
| MANDVI | Plays Samar Chartwell in Blue Bloods and was a correspondent for The Daily Show, Aasif - (6) |
| DOLORES | Eastern Samar municipality |
| LUZON | Largest island of the Philippines, separated from the others of the group by the Sibuyan Sea (5) |
| PANAY | Westernmost of the Visayan Islands in the central Philippines, lying between Negros and Mindoro (5) |
| ISLAY | Large island of the Inner Hebrides (5) |
| BOHOL | Island in the central Philippines (5) |
| NORTH | and 7dn, Large island of the Outer Hebrides whose main settlement is Lochmaddy |
| JERRY | ___ Rice NFL player who had his number officially retired by the San Francisco 49ers |
| BOWEN | Bruce whose #12 was retired by the San Antonio Spurs |
| NEWFOUNDLAND | Large island of E Canada separated from the mainland by the Strait of Belle Isle (12) |
| NEWGUINEA | Large island of the eastern Malay Archipelago, in the western Pacific Ocean, north of Australia. It was once known as Irian Jaya. |
| FORMENTERA | Large island of the Balearics group south of Ibiza |
| UIST | see 13ac, Large island of the Outer Hebrides whose main settlement is Lochmaddy |
| SKYE | Large island of the Scottish Highlands |
| OCEANIA | Geographical region consisting of many islands of the central and South Pacific, including Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia (7) |
