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  1. Arab dad infiltrating computer network islands (6)

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  7. Southern isle hiding alpha in a northern (6)

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      1. Arab dad infiltrating computer network islands (6)

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      3. Haiku song corrupted southern port (9)

      4. No heartless Swedes in springtime capital basin (9)

      5. Darling headless ape, haven with pleasant scent (8)

      6. Sodian fish view body of water (9)

      7. Southern isle hiding alpha in a northern (6)

      8. Trachtenberg and colleague Lee make central metropolis (6)

      9. UFO mails GF chaotically large bay (10)

      10. Uranium as backwater resort place (5)



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      1. Arab dad infiltrating computer network islands (6)

      2. Franco-German brown egg is peaceful abode (6)

      3. Haiku song corrupted southern port (9)

      4. No heartless Swedes in springtime capital basin (9)

      5. Darling headless ape, haven with pleasant scent (8)

      6. Sodian fish view body of water (9)

      7. Southern isle hiding alpha in a northern (6)

      8. Trachtenberg and colleague Lee make central metropolis (6)

      9. UFO mails GF chaotically large bay (10)

      10. Uranium as backwater resort place (5)



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          Arab dad infiltrating computer network islands (6)




          Arab Dad is ABU, Computer Network is LAN; gives LABUAN, an island in Malaysia (L + ABU + AN).




          Franco-German brown egg is peaceful abode (6)




          Thanks to @hexomino for this one: French for brown is BRUN, German for egg is EI. BRUN + EI = the Sultanate of BRUNEI.




          Haiku song corrupted southern port (9)




          Haiku song rearranged gives the southern port of KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan.




          No heartless Swedes in springtime capital basin (9)







          Darling headless ape, haven with pleasant scent (8)







          Sodian fish view body of water (9)




          Sodian = NA, the fish is TUNA, and view = SEA. Then the body of water is NATUNA SEA, an offshoot of the South China Sea. Thanks to @M Oehm for finding this!




          Southern isle hiding alpha in a northern (6)




          alpHA IN A Northern hides the southern Chinese isle of HAINAN.




          Trachtenberg and colleague Lee make central metropolis (6)




          Not Michelle but DAN Trachtenberg, and not Michelle but ANG Lee make the central metropolis of DA NANG, Vietnam. Thanks to @M Oehm for finding this!




          UFO mails GF chaotically large bay (10)




          UFO mails GF rearranged gives GULF OF SIAM, a large bay in Thailand




          Uranium as backwater resort place (5)




          uranIUM AS backwards spells SAMUI, an island in Thailand




          Looks like we're in




          Southeast Asia this time! Per @WAF, we might be more specifically in the (hotly contested) South China Sea! Thanks, @WAF!







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            Perhaps we are in the rot13(ubgyl pbagrfgrq Fbhgu Puvan Frn)?
            – WAF
            36 mins ago






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            Good going, I managed to figure out the second one as being rot13(oeharv)
            – hexomino
            36 mins ago






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            WAF seems to have a point. I have found the sodian fish AN + GHAN + FRN and Trachtenberg QNA + NAT.
            – M Oehm
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          Arab dad infiltrating computer network islands (6)




          Arab Dad is ABU, Computer Network is LAN; gives LABUAN, an island in Malaysia (L + ABU + AN).




          Franco-German brown egg is peaceful abode (6)




          Thanks to @hexomino for this one: French for brown is BRUN, German for egg is EI. BRUN + EI = the Sultanate of BRUNEI.




          Haiku song corrupted southern port (9)




          Haiku song rearranged gives the southern port of KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan.




          No heartless Swedes in springtime capital basin (9)







          Darling headless ape, haven with pleasant scent (8)







          Sodian fish view body of water (9)




          Sodian = NA, the fish is TUNA, and view = SEA. Then the body of water is NATUNA SEA, an offshoot of the South China Sea. Thanks to @M Oehm for finding this!




          Southern isle hiding alpha in a northern (6)




          alpHA IN A Northern hides the southern Chinese isle of HAINAN.




          Trachtenberg and colleague Lee make central metropolis (6)




          Not Michelle but DAN Trachtenberg, and not Michelle but ANG Lee make the central metropolis of DA NANG, Vietnam. Thanks to @M Oehm for finding this!




          UFO mails GF chaotically large bay (10)




          UFO mails GF rearranged gives GULF OF SIAM, a large bay in Thailand




          Uranium as backwater resort place (5)




          uranIUM AS backwards spells SAMUI, an island in Thailand




          Looks like we're in




          Southeast Asia this time! Per @WAF, we might be more specifically in the (hotly contested) South China Sea! Thanks, @WAF!







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          • 3




            Perhaps we are in the rot13(ubgyl pbagrfgrq Fbhgu Puvan Frn)?
            – WAF
            36 mins ago






          • 3




            Good going, I managed to figure out the second one as being rot13(oeharv)
            – hexomino
            36 mins ago






          • 1




            WAF seems to have a point. I have found the sodian fish AN + GHAN + FRN and Trachtenberg QNA + NAT.
            – M Oehm
            7 mins ago














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          Arab dad infiltrating computer network islands (6)




          Arab Dad is ABU, Computer Network is LAN; gives LABUAN, an island in Malaysia (L + ABU + AN).




          Franco-German brown egg is peaceful abode (6)




          Thanks to @hexomino for this one: French for brown is BRUN, German for egg is EI. BRUN + EI = the Sultanate of BRUNEI.




          Haiku song corrupted southern port (9)




          Haiku song rearranged gives the southern port of KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan.




          No heartless Swedes in springtime capital basin (9)







          Darling headless ape, haven with pleasant scent (8)







          Sodian fish view body of water (9)




          Sodian = NA, the fish is TUNA, and view = SEA. Then the body of water is NATUNA SEA, an offshoot of the South China Sea. Thanks to @M Oehm for finding this!




          Southern isle hiding alpha in a northern (6)




          alpHA IN A Northern hides the southern Chinese isle of HAINAN.




          Trachtenberg and colleague Lee make central metropolis (6)




          Not Michelle but DAN Trachtenberg, and not Michelle but ANG Lee make the central metropolis of DA NANG, Vietnam. Thanks to @M Oehm for finding this!




          UFO mails GF chaotically large bay (10)




          UFO mails GF rearranged gives GULF OF SIAM, a large bay in Thailand




          Uranium as backwater resort place (5)




          uranIUM AS backwards spells SAMUI, an island in Thailand




          Looks like we're in




          Southeast Asia this time! Per @WAF, we might be more specifically in the (hotly contested) South China Sea! Thanks, @WAF!







          share|improve this answer


















          • 3




            Perhaps we are in the rot13(ubgyl pbagrfgrq Fbhgu Puvan Frn)?
            – WAF
            36 mins ago






          • 3




            Good going, I managed to figure out the second one as being rot13(oeharv)
            – hexomino
            36 mins ago






          • 1




            WAF seems to have a point. I have found the sodian fish AN + GHAN + FRN and Trachtenberg QNA + NAT.
            – M Oehm
            7 mins ago












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          Arab dad infiltrating computer network islands (6)




          Arab Dad is ABU, Computer Network is LAN; gives LABUAN, an island in Malaysia (L + ABU + AN).




          Franco-German brown egg is peaceful abode (6)




          Thanks to @hexomino for this one: French for brown is BRUN, German for egg is EI. BRUN + EI = the Sultanate of BRUNEI.




          Haiku song corrupted southern port (9)




          Haiku song rearranged gives the southern port of KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan.




          No heartless Swedes in springtime capital basin (9)







          Darling headless ape, haven with pleasant scent (8)







          Sodian fish view body of water (9)




          Sodian = NA, the fish is TUNA, and view = SEA. Then the body of water is NATUNA SEA, an offshoot of the South China Sea. Thanks to @M Oehm for finding this!




          Southern isle hiding alpha in a northern (6)




          alpHA IN A Northern hides the southern Chinese isle of HAINAN.




          Trachtenberg and colleague Lee make central metropolis (6)




          Not Michelle but DAN Trachtenberg, and not Michelle but ANG Lee make the central metropolis of DA NANG, Vietnam. Thanks to @M Oehm for finding this!




          UFO mails GF chaotically large bay (10)




          UFO mails GF rearranged gives GULF OF SIAM, a large bay in Thailand




          Uranium as backwater resort place (5)




          uranIUM AS backwards spells SAMUI, an island in Thailand




          Looks like we're in




          Southeast Asia this time! Per @WAF, we might be more specifically in the (hotly contested) South China Sea! Thanks, @WAF!







          share|improve this answer














          Arab dad infiltrating computer network islands (6)




          Arab Dad is ABU, Computer Network is LAN; gives LABUAN, an island in Malaysia (L + ABU + AN).




          Franco-German brown egg is peaceful abode (6)




          Thanks to @hexomino for this one: French for brown is BRUN, German for egg is EI. BRUN + EI = the Sultanate of BRUNEI.




          Haiku song corrupted southern port (9)




          Haiku song rearranged gives the southern port of KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan.




          No heartless Swedes in springtime capital basin (9)







          Darling headless ape, haven with pleasant scent (8)







          Sodian fish view body of water (9)




          Sodian = NA, the fish is TUNA, and view = SEA. Then the body of water is NATUNA SEA, an offshoot of the South China Sea. Thanks to @M Oehm for finding this!




          Southern isle hiding alpha in a northern (6)




          alpHA IN A Northern hides the southern Chinese isle of HAINAN.




          Trachtenberg and colleague Lee make central metropolis (6)




          Not Michelle but DAN Trachtenberg, and not Michelle but ANG Lee make the central metropolis of DA NANG, Vietnam. Thanks to @M Oehm for finding this!




          UFO mails GF chaotically large bay (10)




          UFO mails GF rearranged gives GULF OF SIAM, a large bay in Thailand




          Uranium as backwater resort place (5)




          uranIUM AS backwards spells SAMUI, an island in Thailand




          Looks like we're in




          Southeast Asia this time! Per @WAF, we might be more specifically in the (hotly contested) South China Sea! Thanks, @WAF!








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          • 3




            Perhaps we are in the rot13(ubgyl pbagrfgrq Fbhgu Puvan Frn)?
            – WAF
            36 mins ago






          • 3




            Good going, I managed to figure out the second one as being rot13(oeharv)
            – hexomino
            36 mins ago






          • 1




            WAF seems to have a point. I have found the sodian fish AN + GHAN + FRN and Trachtenberg QNA + NAT.
            – M Oehm
            7 mins ago












          • 3




            Perhaps we are in the rot13(ubgyl pbagrfgrq Fbhgu Puvan Frn)?
            – WAF
            36 mins ago






          • 3




            Good going, I managed to figure out the second one as being rot13(oeharv)
            – hexomino
            36 mins ago






          • 1




            WAF seems to have a point. I have found the sodian fish AN + GHAN + FRN and Trachtenberg QNA + NAT.
            – M Oehm
            7 mins ago







          3




          3




          Perhaps we are in the rot13(ubgyl pbagrfgrq Fbhgu Puvan Frn)?
          – WAF
          36 mins ago




          Perhaps we are in the rot13(ubgyl pbagrfgrq Fbhgu Puvan Frn)?
          – WAF
          36 mins ago




          3




          3




          Good going, I managed to figure out the second one as being rot13(oeharv)
          – hexomino
          36 mins ago




          Good going, I managed to figure out the second one as being rot13(oeharv)
          – hexomino
          36 mins ago




          1




          1




          WAF seems to have a point. I have found the sodian fish AN + GHAN + FRN and Trachtenberg QNA + NAT.
          – M Oehm
          7 mins ago




          WAF seems to have a point. I have found the sodian fish AN + GHAN + FRN and Trachtenberg QNA + NAT.
          – M Oehm
          7 mins ago

















           

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