| TURKESTAN | Region in central Asia between Siberia in the north and Tibet, lndia, Afghanistan and lran in the south (9) |
| AGRARIAN | Medieval city, next to lran, revolutionised farming (8) |
| KARAKUM | Great sandy region in Central Asia lying south of the Amu Darya river and occupying about 70 percent of the area of Turkmenistan. (7) |
| URAL | It borders Siberia in the game of Risk |
| ACHAIA | Before the Roman conquest in 146 BCE, what was the name given to a strip of land between the Gulf of Corinth in the north and Elis and Arcadia in the south? (6) |
| GAZA | The - - - Strip, a Palestinian coastal region on the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt in the South West and Israel in the North and East (4) |
| INDIANOCEAN | Large area of sea bordered by Africa in the West, Asia in the North and Australia in the East (6,5) |
| AIDA | The "A" in the so-called ABCs of Opera, the most-performed operas in the Met's history |
| MESOPOTAMIA | Region of SW Asia between the lower and middle reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (11) |
| IRAN | Second-largest country of the Middle East, in SW Asia between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf (4) |
| ARMENIA | A former kingdom in W Asia, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. (7) |
| AMUR | Tenth-longest river in the world, forming the border between Siberia and Manchuria; Chinese, Heilong Jiang (4) |
| BERINGSEA | Region of the North Pacific Ocean, lying between Siberia and Alaska (6,3) |
| MCKEE | Gina ___, actor who starred in Our Friends in the North and The Forsyte Saga (5) |
| INNS | Hostelries, starting with the end of a lupin, and finishing in the north and south! (4) |
| HINDUKUSH | A major mountain system of Central Asia, primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Broadly defined, it is some 500 miles (800 km) long and up to 150 miles (240 km) wide. Its highest point is Tirich Mir. |
| SASHA | Army Labrador Retriever which served in Afghanistan and was awarded the Dickin Medal posthumously in |
| WATSON | Doctor who served in Afghanistan and who met his future wife while solving the case of 'The Sign of Four' |
| KHYBERPASS | Route through the Hindu Kush mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan that formed part of the ancient Silk Road (6,4) |
| BERING | Which Dane (Vitus ___) explored the water routes between Siberia and North America? (6) |
