| IVORYCOAST | Approximately 40% of the world's cocoa is produced in this West African country (5,5) |
| LIBERIA | Need I be involved in rail travel in this West African country? (7) |
| NIGERIA | Ian and Geri are out of sorts in this West African country (7) |
| MEXICO | The alcoholic spirit tequila is produced in this country (6) |
| CHINA | It seems everything is produced in this country? (5) |
| LOCALE | Behold! Lace is produced in this place (6) |
| BENIN | Porto Novo is the capital of this West African country (5) |
| ADRENALINE | Hormone that is produced in response to stress or excitement (10) |
| ONOCCASION | Sometimes acceptable, cocoa is drunk before November (2,8) |
| WICKED | Desmond Barrit, a patron of Gorleston Pavilion, played The Wizard in this West End musical based upon a character in The Wizard of Oz (6) |
| GABON | Bring no bag from the East to this West African country (5) |
| ARUNDEL | The Duke of Norfolk's castle is in this West Sussex town |
| SOMALIA | Like this West African country, a war-torn state (7) |
| GHANA | This West African republic was once the heartland of the Ashanti Kingdom |
| 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) |
| TOGO | Lome is the capital of this West African republic |
| SENEGAL | Dakar is the capital of this West African nation |
| BATH | Garden birds can drink and wash in this west country town! (4) |
| INSULIN | Hormone which is produced in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas (7) |
| 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) |
