| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| GEORGIA | Black Sea republic |
| ROMANIA | Black Sea republic |
| MONTENEGRO | Republic of Yugoslavia ("Black Mountain") |
| YEMEN | Red Sea republic |
| YEMEN | Red Sea republic. |
| ESTONIA | Baltic Sea republic |
| ERITREA | Red Sea republic |
| AZERBAIJAN | Caspian Sea republic |
| SUDAN | Red Sea republic |
| CROATIA | Adriatic Sea republic |
| LEBANESE | ... Republic on Mediterranean Sea. |
| YEMEN | Republic on the Red Sea |
| FIJI | Republic east of the Coral Sea |
| ESTONIA | Baltic republic crashing into sea (7) |
| ARAL | Sea that's partially in Karakalpak Autonomous Republic |
