| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| STATE | Nation | |
| COUNTRY | Nation | |
| LITHUANIA | Baltic nation | |
| CARIBBEAN NATION | Caribbean nation | |
| INDONESIA | Asian nation | |
| YEMEN | Gulf nation | |
| ESTONIA | Baltic nation | |
| SYRIA | Mideast nation | |
| SAUDIARABIA | Mideast nation | |
| SPAIN | Flamenco nation | |
| HAITI | Vodou nation | |
| ALGERIA | Algiers’ nation | |
| AUSTRIA | Mozart’s nation | |
| EGYPT | Nile nation | |
| STLUCIA | Caribbean nation | |
| BARBADOS | Caribbean nation | |
| SUDAN | Nile nation | |
| LATVIA | Baltic nation | |
| GREECE | Aegean nation | |
| PUBLIC | Nation’s voters | |
| RUSSIA | Putin’s nation | |
| OMAN | Gulf nation | |
| IRAN | Gulf nation | |
| ITALY | Mediterranean nation | |
| SAMOA | Pacific nation | |