| MALDIVES | Nation made up of over 1,000 islands |
| ALEXANDER | Archipelago of over 1,000 islands along the Alaskan coast (9) |
| SEYCHELLES | African nation made up of over 100 islands |
| TONGA | Polynesian constitutional monarchy made up of over 150 islands |
| ARAL | Body of water once dotted by 1,000 islands |
| PALAU | Micronesian nation made up of hundreds of islands |
| SOMALIA | Nation made up of eighteen gobolada |
| EDISON | Acquirer of over 1,000 patents |
| WEMBLEYSTADIUM | Sport and music venue topped by an arch with a span of over 1,000 feet |
| NIGERIA | This West African nation made the group stage of the FIFA World Cup competition in 2002 |
| INDIA | Nation made me put information in Non-Disclosure Agreement (5) |
| UNREFINED | Crude United Nations made free from impurities (9) |
| TIMBUKTU | American college upset nevertheless over 1,000 going to university everyone says is in middle of nowhere (8) |
| JAMALANDERSON | Falcons #32 who gained over 1,000 yards last season |
| LONGWAVE | Measuring over 1,000 metres (radio) (4,4) |
| GEM | For example, over 1,000 stone (3) |
| NAPA | California valley with over 1,000 wineries |
| PAGES | The Stand has over 1,000 |
| COMMA | Insect about to cover over 1,000 miles (5) |
| AIDA | Opera performed over 1,000 times at The Met |
