| IVORYCOAST | Abidjan is the capital of this West African republic officially named Cote d'Ivoire (5,5) |
| SERBOCROAT | What's spoken extensively: Romania, Bosnia (obviously), Czech Republic (officially accepted) - that's just for starters! (5-5) |
| GHANA | Accra is the capital of this West African republic |
| TOGO | Lome is the capital of this West African republic |
| IVORY | Republic officially known as Cote D'ivoire (5,5) |
| COAST | Republic officially known as Cote D'ivoire (5,5) |
| BENIN | Porto Novo is the capital of this West African country (5) |
| SENEGAL | Dakar is the capital of this West African nation |
| JAMAICA | In 1872, Kingston replaced Spanish Town as the administrative capital of this West Indies island nat |
| JOMEL | Identify the first name of this West Indies spinner who won the player of the series award in the two-test series versus Pakistan held in January 2025. (5) |
| GABON | Libreville is the capital city of this west-coast Central African nation |
| NIGERIA | This West African nation made the group stage of the FIFA World Cup competition in 2002 |
| LARRY | Identify the first name of this West Indian cricketer of Portuguese descent who was part of the 1979 & 1983 World Cup squads. (5) |
| KEMAR | Identify the first name of this West Indies cricketer who, coming in at No. 8, batted for nearly three hours on the fifth day of the first Test versus New Zealand to salvage a draw. (5) |
| TRINIDAD | Part of this West Indies island is 11km from the coast of Venezuela |
| NARINE | Identify the surname of this West Indian who recently became the first bowler to take 600 wickets in all T20s. (6) |
| WORTHING | Grow in the endless development of this West Sussex resort (8) |
| ALLAHABAD | Indian city officially named Prayagraj located at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers (9) |
| LIBERIA | Need I be involved in rail travel in this West African country? (7) |
| ARROWROOT | Starch can be obtained from part of this West Indian plant (9) |
