| PUERTORICO | Unincorporated territory of the US in the Caribbean Sea; capital San Juan |
| RICO | Territory in the West Indies with the capital San Juan, Puerto ... (4) |
| AMERICANSAMOA | Unincorporated territory of the US in the South Pacific Ocean; capital Pago Pago |
| AMERICAN | Unincorporated territory of the US in the South Pacific Ocean; capital Pago Pago (8,5) |
| SAMOA | Unincorporated territory of the US in the South Pacific Ocean; capital Pago Pago (8,5) |
| DOMINICA | Country of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea; capital Roseau (8) |
| ANGUILLA | British overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea; capital The Valley |
| JAMAICA | Island country situated south of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea, capital Kingston (7) |
| MARGARITA | Island of northern Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea; capital, La Asuncion (9) |
| GUAM | Pacific island which is an unincorporated territory of the United States (4) |
| ARUBA | Island in the Caribbean Sea, capital Oranjestad (5) |
| USA | Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of this country: Abbr. |
| PANAMACANALZONE | Territory of the US in Central America from 1903-79 |
| CANALZONE | Territory of the US in Central America from 1903-79 (6,5,4) |
| PANAMA | Territory of the US in Central America from 1903-79 (6,5,4) |
| PUERTO | Island territory of the US whose capital is San Juan (6,4) |
| ARIZONA | Sixth-largest state of the US, in the south-west on the border with Mexico (7) |
| BLUES | Music that originated in the Deep South of the USA in the late 19th Century (5) |
| FRONTIERSMAN | A person living in a newly pioneered territory of the US |
| ISSUE | One has backing of the US in the Southeast to publish (5) |
