| SIESTAS | Afternoon naps in hot countries (7) |
| SIESTA | Daytime nap in hot countries |
| FIESTAS | Spanish word, rhyming with a term for afternoon naps, for carnivals, feast-days, festivals, fetes or galas (7) |
| SPARTAN | A tar naps in a simple and hardy way (7) |
| SOLARENERGY | Common source of electricity in hot countries (5,6) |
| EASIEST | Each short afternoon nap could be most amenable (7) |
| COSIEST | Officer wanting short afternoon nap is most comfortable (7) |
| BRISESOLEIL | Structure, normally with slats, which protects windows from the sun in hot countries |
| YOURDAYSARESLUMBERED | Statement to someone who takes both morning and afternoon naps? |
| LOINCLOTH | Single piece of fabric wrapped around the hips, traditionally worn by men in some hot countries (9) |
| EMIRATES | Hot countries may become steamier |
| CONDODODODOZES | Nitwit naps in his apartment? |
| ELMO | Interrupter of Dagwood's naps, in the funny pages |
| SAMPAN | My mother takes naps in a Chinese boat (6) |
| SANPABLO | Shattered Albo naps in foreign city (3,5) |
| YELP | No naps in the playpens - just a shriek (4) |
| SLEEPS | Naps in the southern shelter as an afterthought (6) |
| PIAZZA | Greek character gets a couple of naps in AA on the public square (6) |
| LIFESPAN | A combination of lithium, iron and naps in retirement might prolong this! (8) |
| SPAIN | I take naps in this country - so does everyone else! (5) |
