| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| CRIMEA | Area around the Black Sea |
| ODESSAN | Native of the Black Sea area. |
| CRIMEAN | ... Peninsula (Black Sea area) |
| PRACTICESORCERY | Fool around in the black arts |
| BYHOOKORBYCROOK | Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled letters |
| DELTA | Area around the mouth |
| BEMA | Area around the altar |
| DETOUR | Route around the construction area |
| AREOLE | Iridal area around the pupil. |
| ASHY | Like the area around an erupting volcano |
| BOSTONMETRO | Area around the Bay State's capital, informally |
| UCONNTERRITORY | Area around the college that won the 2004 NCAA basketball championship? |
