| AXOLOTL | Amphibian called the Mexican walking fish |
| TOMATILLO | Central American plant of the nightshade family (Physalis philadelphica) also called the Mexican ground cherry (9) |
| LEGGING | Walking fish bearing roe (7) |
| ELMUSEUM | Our East London home of amazing natural history, especially that walking fish, "old four legs". |
| TAMAYO | Which Mexican artist reacted against the epic proportions and political rhetoric of the paintings of the Mexican muralists? |
| PIERCE | Which brigadier general from the Mexican War was the 14th president of the US and is noted for his vacillation over the issue of slavery? (6) |
| GUN | What the Mexican is in The Mexican |
| ACAPULCO | Major sea port in the Mexican state of Guerrero where the divers still enthral spectators at the La |
| RIOGRANDE | River the United States claimed was the border of Texas during the Mexican-American War |
| YUMA | Town in Arizona near the Mexican border at the confluence of the Colorado and Gila Rivers (4) |
| CHIHUAHUACITY | Site of the Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution |
| CONGRESS | Legislative branch of the Mexican government, the ... of Mexico |
| MEAL | Picnic on the banks of the Mexican canal (4) |
| EYELESS | Characteristic of the Mexican tetra or blind cave fish (7) |
| POLK | Under him, California and the New Mexico Territory were won in the Mexican War (#11, 1845-49) |
| WELCOMING | Western China hosts the Mexican firm, putting out the red carpet (9) |
| CHIHUAHUA | The yapping toy dog named after the Mexican state in which it originated |
| CARLSBAD | A town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border. |
| SUNRISE | The cocktail of the Mexican spirit, grenadine and orange juice; tequila ... |
| ZACHARYTAYLOR | Twelfth President of the United States, a hero of the Mexican War (7,6) |
