| MONITOR | A large lizard native to Africa, Asia and Oceania (7) |
| YAMS | Edible tubers native to Africa, Asia and the Americas (4) |
| AFC | Governing body of football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania (Abbr.) |
| INDONESIA | Country in south-east Asia and Oceania (pop about 280 million) (9) |
| MONEYCOWRIE | Sea snail used as a means of payment, once regarded as a symbol of wealth and power in Asia, Africa and Oceania (5,6) |
| IGUANAS | Large arboreal lizards, native to tropical America (7) |
| AUROCHS | Long-horned extinct member of the cattle tribe that inhabited forests in Africa, Asia and Europe (7) |
| APRICOT | Rosaceous tree native to Africa and Asia which bears a yellow fruit (7) |
| OSTRICH | A very large, swift, flightless bird native to Africa and valued for its feathers (7) |
| BABOONS | Large monkeys native to Africa and Arabia (7) |
| TILAPIA | A freshwater fish native to Africa (7) |
| GIRAFFE | Tallest land mammal, native to Africa (7) |
| FREESIA | Flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to Africa (7) |
| LIONCUB | Young animal native to Africa (4,3) |
| EBON | Hard, heavy, dark durable wood native to tropical Africa, Asia and Ceylon used for furniture and decorative woodwork |
| GILA | ____ monster, a large, venomous, brightly coloured lizard native to Mexico and the Southwestern U.S. (4) |
| KOMODODRAGON | A large monitorr lizard native to Indonesia (6,6) |
| IGUANA | Herbivorous lizard native to Central and South America and the Caribbean (6) |
| PYTHON | Large nonvenomous snake of Africa, Asia, and Australia that kills by constriction (6) |
| KOMODO | - dragon, large fearsome lizard native to Indonesia (6) |
