| TAHITI | Papeete, on this island's northwestern coast, is the capital and administrative center of French Polynesia. |
| CAPITAL | The most important town or city of a country, a state, usually the seat of government and administrative center |
| FORFAR | District capital and administrative centre of Angus (6) |
| BRUSSELS | Administrative center of the European Union |
| LYONS | Center of French resistance in W.W. II |
| LYON | Center of French resistance in W.W. II |
| COROMANDEL | The ___ Coast is the East coast of India from Point Calimere to the mouth of the Krishna river (10) |
| CASHEWS | Ivory Coast is the world's main producer of what kidney-shaped "nuts"? (7) |
| ALES | One of the principal centers of French Protestantism |
| MASON | Actor James changed direction in middle of French opera |
| EROS | Greek god missing centre of French city? (4) |
| GUILDHALL | The - - -, ceremonial and administrative centre of the City of London and its Corporation (9) |
| SCUNTHORPE | Town and administrative centre of the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire (10) |
| FARO | Southernmost city of Portugal, and administrative centre of the Algarve region (4) |
| KUWAIT | Persian Gulf city that shares its name with the country of which it is the capital and the bay on which it is located (6) |
| PORTREE | Town and administrative centre of the Isle of Skye (7) |
| EBBWVALE | The largest town and administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough |
| BANGKOK | What is the capital and chief port of Thailand, situated on the Chao Phraya River? (7) |
| SAMOA | Apia is the capital and main commercial center of this country, which also shares its name with a U.S. territory. |
| HEYERDAHL | In 1947, this explorer sets sail on his Kon Tiki raft to prove this island's original inhabitants sailed from South America. What is name of this explorer? |
