| DARDANELLES | Narrow strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara separating European from Asian Turkey, known in ancient times as the Hellespont (11) |
| TIRAN | Narrow straits between Sinai and Arabian peninsulas |
| HELLESPONT | Ancient name of the Dardanelles, the strait separating European and Asian Turkey (10) |
| BOSPORUS | The ---, a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara (8) |
| BOSPHORUS | Connection between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara |
| TEKIRDAG | City in Turkey on the northern coast of the Sea of Marmara |
| CAPEYORK | Northernmost extremity of Australia, projecting into the Torres Strait between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea. (4,4) |
| BYZANTIUM | Ancient city on the Sea of Marmara (9) |
| TURKISHBATHS | Steamers on the Sea of Marmara? (7,5) |
| MONAPASSAGE | Strait between the islands of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola linking the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea (4,7) |
| GOLDEN | And 36 The - - - - - - Bridge spans the strait between the Pacific and San Francisco Bay (6,4) |
| SOLENT | Strait between the British mainland and the Isle of Wight, with "the" |
| SEAS | The Aegean and the Caribbean, for example |
| FETHIYE | City and holiday resort on the Aegean coast of Turkey known as Telmessos in antiquity (7) |
| ORESUND | Danish name of the narrow strait known in English as the Sound (7) |
| GATE | The - - - - - - Bridge spans the strait between the Pacific and San Francisco Bay (6,4) |
| SUNDA | Name of a strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra (5) |
| GOLDENGATE | The _ _ Bridge spans the strait between the Pacific and San Francisco Bay (6,4) |
| TORRES | Strait between the Coral Sea and Arafura Sea |
| ANKARA | Capital and second- largest city of Turkey, known until 1930 as Angora (6) |
