| MALAWI | Having left Weymouth at the start of May, I visited the Algerian and Angolan capitals, before travelling on to a place in SE Africa (6) |
| DOMINATED | Granted, around the first of May, I was in the driver's seat (9) |
| FIRM | Tree, by the start of May, should be solid |
| MADJER | Algerian striker, known for his time with the Algerian national team in the 1982 and 1986 World Cups and FC Porto before retiring in 1992. (6) |
| GUEDIOURA | French-born Algerian midfielder, he followed in the footsteps of his father, Nacer, on the Algerian national team during the 2010 World Cup. He played in England for several Premier League and Champio |
| HOLST | Trombonist, friend of Cecil Sharp and composer of The Planets whose suite Beni Mora was inspired by his cycling tour of the Algerian Sahara (5) |
| LOSTMYTOUCH | I visited the anesthesiologist and now I've ... |
| STANDCORRECTED | I visited the podiatrist and now I ... |
| VIOLET | Colour of the Algerian iris; or, a pansylike flower of woodlands, hedgerows and old pastures " one of Britains first native plants to bloom after winter (6) |
| AVAUNT | South of Angolan capital, first of volunteers and relative get lost! (6) |
| PITY | The first time I visited Plymouth, I broke down on the way back -- which was an unfortunate turn of events (4) |
| EURASIA | Having left Upton, I visited areas scattered right across the globe, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere (7) |
| OAKS | Pin, Holm, Algerian and sessile are all these (of the quercus genus) (4) |
| MAHREZ | Manchester City star and captain of the Algerian national team, this winger has helped both Leicester City (2015-16) and Manchester City (2018-19) win Premier League championships. (6) |
| BALSAM | Plant of Impatiens genus - basal deformity at start of May (6) |
| DIDNTMISSABEAT | I visited the cardiologist, who ... |
| MADEARASHDECISION | I visited the dermatologist, who ... |
| SAWRIGHTTHROUGHME | I visited the radiologist, who ... |
| EMBARGO | Official restriction on trade of wild borage grown around start of May (7) |
| ANTONYM | Cleopatra's lover finding start of May good and bad for instance (7) |
