| ASSEGAI | A sharp, light spear made from the wood of a southern African tree of the same name (7) |
| LIGNUMVITAE | The wood of a tropical American genus of trees, Guaiacum (6,5) |
| ANGOLAN | Resident of a southern African country (7) |
| ZAMBIAN | Of a southern African state |
| CAMPHOR | Aromatic substance obtained from the wood of an East Asian evergreen tree, used in medicines and mothballs (7) |
| OILPALM | Tropical West African tree of the genus Elaeis; the chief source of palm oil |
| LEISTER | Fish-spear made from Irish steel (7) |
| POPLAR | The Mona Lisa is painted not on a canvas but on a panel made from the wood of which type of tree? (6) |
| SAPELE | West African tree of the genus Entandrophragma yielding a hard timber resembling mahogany |
| QUASSIA | Bitter compound extracted from bark and wood of tree of the same name (7) |
| BUSHTEA | A southern African beverage prepared from the dried leaves of certain leguminous shrubs, also called rooibos |
| TYLOSIS | A bubble-like formation in the cavity of tracheids or vessels in the wood of trees. (7) |
| POPLARS | Deciduous trees, the wood of which was used for panel paintings such as the Mona Lisa (7) |
| TREERAT | The grey squirrel's nickname proves that one from the woods is a snitch (4,3) |
| ASSAGAI | Southern African tree used to make spears (7) |
| LOBSTER | What creature is a southern African kreef? (7) |
| JAVELIN | Long, light spear thrown in a competitive field event (7) |
| ABSALOM | Self-declared king of Israel, killed at the wood of Ephraim |
| PENGUIN | Member of a southern colony |
| ESTONIA | Destination of a southern Finland ferry |
