| BALTIC | Sea which gives Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania their collective name (6) |
| SAMOS | Greek island in the Aegean Sea which gives its name to a fine reddish-brown earthenware pottery (5) |
| EURO | Money of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania |
| LATVIA | Country bordered by Estonia and Lithuania (6) |
| GORKSS | Kaspars ...... , 2005-17 Latvia and 2008-11 QPR defender (6) |
| CITRIC | ___ acid, substance which gives lemons and limes their sourness (6) |
| MASADA | Ancient fortification in Israel overlooking the Dead Sea, which is a World Heritage Site (6) |
| TOBERS | Kristers...Latvia and Aberdeen defender (6) |
| GDANSK | Port in Poland on the Baltic Sea which was the birthplace of the Solidarity movement (6) |
| ECHOES | The final song of Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle, which gives its name to their 2001 compilation album |
| TONICS | The saint has an icon which gives him strength (6) |
| MUSCLE | Body part which gives you strength (6) |
| BUREAU | Government department which gives a back rub with French water (6) |
| SSRS | Latvia and Lithuania, in the '60s: Abbr. |
| SATELLITESTATES | Latvia and Lithuania, once |
| EUR | Where Latvia and Lithuania are: Abbr. |
| CAUCASUS | This mountain system lies between the Black Sea (which is to its west) and the Caspian Sea (which is to its east). It reaches across parts of Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. (8) |
| ARAL | ___ Sea, lake east of the Caspian Sea which straddles Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan (4) |
| TOENAILS | Initially Latvia and Estonia supply types of digital hardware |
| ATHLETIC | Sporty sort of Greek hosting heads of Hungary, Latvia and Estonia (8) |
