| SAEED | Bin Surror, horse racing trainer born in Dubai in 1968 (5) |
| AIDAN | ..... O'Brien, Irish racehorse trainer born in 1969 (5) |
| LUAI | Name of Lindsay Lohan and Bader Shammas's baby boy, who was born in Dubai earlier this week; it means "strong" in Arabic |
| DERMOT | ____ Weld, Irish racehorse trainer, born in 1948 (6) |
| ANGELODUNDEE | Boxing trainer born 1921 in Philadelphia (6,6) |
| IMRAN | South Africa Test cricketer who took 5-32 against Pakistan in Dubai in 2013 (5) |
| TAHIR | South Africa Test cricketer who took 5-32 against Pakistan in Dubai in 2013 (5) |
| YASIR | Pakistan Test bowler who took 8-41 against New Zealand in Dubai in 2018 (5,4) |
| AJMAL | Pakistan men's Test cricketer who took 7-55 against England in Dubai in 2012 (5) |
| SAEEDAJMAL | Pakistan Test cricketer who took 7-55 against England in Dubai in 2012 (5,5) |
| BAIZE | In Dubai, zebras are dressed in cloth (5) |
| SHAH | Pakistan Test bowler who took 8-41 against New Zealand in Dubai in 2018 (5,4) |
| EMEER | Top man in Dubai backing agreement banks rejected (5) |
| ENNUI | Turning up in Dubai, unnerving bore (5) |
| MARFO | 2017 Scotland prop who works as a talent sourcer in Dubai (6,5) |
| DHOTI | Clothing that's trendy in Dubai on vacation (5) |
| BISHOO | D M -, West Indies Test cricketer who took 8-49 against Pakistan in Dubai in 2016 (6) |
| HINDU | Believer in some faith in Dubai |
| BOWER | Former Another Level member living with Laura Anderson in Dubai(4,6) |
| TREE | Jeremy ...., horse racing trainer responsible for four English Classic winners (4) |
