| BONTEBOK | Antelope of southern Africa with a deep reddish-brown coat an: a white tail, blaze and rump patch (8) |
| BLESBOK | Antelope of southern Africa with a deep reddish-brown coat and lyre-shaped horns (7) |
| STEENBOK | A small antelope of eastern and southern Africa, with a reddish-brown coat and straight smooth horns (8) |
| NYALA | Large spiral-horned antelope of southern Africa with a white crest on the back and neck; Tragelaphus angasii (5) |
| CHESTNUT | A deep reddish-brown colour (8) |
| TERRACOTTA | A deep reddish-brown colour (10) |
| FLAME | - test; scientific experiment in which potassium burns with a bright lilac-coloured blaze, copper a bluegreen blaze and lithium crimson-red (5) |
| BOTSWANA | Country in southern Africa with a blue, black and white flag, capital Gaborone (8) |
| FREESIA | Genus of plants of southern Africa with white, yellow or pink usually tubular flowers (7) |
| GEMSBOK | Oryx of southern Africa with a broad black band along its flanks (7) |
| OPEN | Word describing an unbuttoned coat, an unclosed door or book, land free from trees, an uncrossed cheque or a ticket or competition free from restrictions (4) |
| MARZIPAN | Sugary paste of ground almonds that is rolled thin to coat an apricot jam-covered Christmas cake; or, a bite-sized bonne bouche, delicacy, fancy or fruit-shaped fondant made of said amygdalate confect |
| THREADBARE | Word for frayed, shabby, tatty or wearing thin, whether referring to an old well-loved coat, an overused weak idea or a worn-to-a-frazzle excuse (10) |
| RHEBOK | An antelope of southern Africa with woolly brownishgrey hair (6) |
| IXIA | Genus of plants of southern Africa with funnel-shaped flowers (4) |
| ERN | Bird with a white tail |
| BAMBI | Disney character with a white tail |
| ERNE | Eagle with a white tail |
| FLASH | A blaze and a loud "19" (5) |
| AUBURN | Deep reddish brown hair colour (6) |
