Italy - Sort by the initial letters of each clue New Zealand - The numbers “one” through “twelve” are embedded in the clues China - In each clue there is embedded a palindromic sequence, sort by the centre of the palindrome USA - See below Ships - The last four letters of one clue start the next clue Pyramids - Start with “startling”, and remove a letter per clue Spain - Parts of the body can be found beginning or ending words, sort head to toe Planets - Sort alphabetically by the anagrams of ACEPRS France - The months of the year are embedded as alternating letters (so “M’Lady” gives “May”) Switzerland - The initial letters spell out the country Greece - Sort by the letter of the alphabet not in each clue Russia - Sort by the descending order of the last letter England - Compare the start of the clues with the periodic table Antartica - Change “black” into “white” Disneyland - The length of the last word in the previous clue gives how far to advance in the alphabet for the following clue

USA cryptic solutions

Turncoat vicar not a member of the Anglicans - Turncoat vicar (BRAY) not a (-A) member of the Anglicans (+CE) = BRYCE Downcast? Don’t keep Edison company - Downcast? (BLUE) Don’t keep (RID) Edison company (GE) = BLUE RIDGE A large and deep watering hole - CRATER LAKE Last to be charged?- Last (Z) to be charged (ION) = ZION My name is Heather - My name is (AM) Heather (ERICA) = AMERICA First tensing up then not happy inside - First tensing up (EVEREST) then not (read as no t so -T) happy inside (insert GLAD) = EVERGLADES Wrong to foul mouth Republican head to toe - Wrong (BAD) to foul mouth (SLANDER) Republican (-ER) head to toe (move S to end) = BADLANDS Up with the umbrellas?- Up (MOUNT) with the umbrellas (RAINIER) = MOUNT RAINIER A sand painting? - PAINTED DESERT Rooted to the spot . . . rooted to the spot - Rooted to the spot (PETRIFIED) rooted to the spot (FOREST) = PETRIFIED FOREST Cteza - Cteza (anagram of AZTEC) = AZTEC RUINS What a turnaround - Oriental plaything is halfhearted - What a turnaround (reverse) - Oriental (E) plaything (+TOY reversed YOTE) is halfhearted (contains SEMI) = YOSEMITE Like Dorothy’s lion? Rock on! - Like Dorothy’s lion? (YELLOW) Rock on! (+STONE) = YELLOWSTONE