| BURKINAFASO | Name, adopted in 1984, of the landlocked west African country that gained full independence from France in 1960 (7,4) |
| BENIN | West African republic that gained full independence from France in 1960 (5) |
| BHOPAL | Site in India in 1984 of the world's worst industrial accident (6) |
| GREECE | European country which gained full independence in 1830 |
| MINISTRY | Religious work for organisation in 1984 - of 24, for example (8) |
| ASUNCION | Capital of the landlocked country at the heart of South America, Paraguay (8) |
| NDJAMENA | Capital city of the landlocked central African country of Chad (8) |
| TYSTIE | An onomatopoeic Norse name, adopted in the Scottish Isles, for the "William" also known as a black guillemot, Gwilym ddu or scraber (6) |
| ANDORRAN | Of the landlocked microstate between Spain and France (8) |
| KRAY | Character name adopted in a movie by Martin and Gary Kemp (4) |
| EIRE | State name adopted in '37 |
| BUDDHA | Religious figure who gained full enlightenment (6) |
| INDY | Obviously not full independence (4) |
| NIGER | Landlocked West African country that shares its name with a river (5) |
| ANGOLA | African country that gained independence from Portugal in 1975 (6) |
| ERITREAN | One from African country that gained independence in 1993 (8) |
| MALAWI | Landlocked African country that gained its independence in 1964 (6) |
| MALI | African country that gained independence from France in 1960 (4) |
| ALGERIA | African country that gained its independence from France in 1962 (7) |
| NAMIBIA | Southern African country that gained independence from South Africa on March 21, 1990 (7) |
