| LIKASI | City in Haut-Katanga Province, DR Congo, associated with the mining industry |
| DURANGO | State of N.W. Mexico associated with the mining industry (7) |
| MULHOUSE | Large town in Haut-Rhin department in eastern France (8) |
| CONGO | African river which rises as the Lualaba on the Katanga plateau and crosses the equator twice (5) |
| GNAT | Fly back out of Katanga |
| SALINA | New York town named for its salt-mining industry |
| ALSACE | On January 1, 2021, the French departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin became the European Collectivity of ____ |
| NSIALA | Aristote 'Toto' ...... , 2012 DR Congo defender re-signed by Shrewsbury in June (6) |
| PROTOTEAM | They lead the way in the mining industry (5-4) |
| NGONGE | Cyril ___, Belgium and Napoli winger, Espanyol loanee in 2025-2026; son of 1995-2001 DR Congo, 1998-2000 Watford, 2000-2001 QPR and 2001-2002 Kilmarnock attacker Felix-Michel ___ (6) |
| LUALUA | Lomana ......, Newcastle United, Portsmouth and DR Congo forward (6) |
| KEBANO | Neeskens ...... , DR Congo, Fulham and 2011-13 PSG midfielder (6) |
| IMBULA | Giannelli ...... , 2019 DR Congo and 2016-20 Stoke midfielder (6) |
| ILUNGA | Herita, 2004-11 DR Congo and 2009-12 West Ham defender (6) |
| CORNWALL | County of England once associated with the mining of 3D (8) |
| STAUSTELL | Cornish town associated with the mining of clay (2,7) |
| HEAVE | In the mining industry, to displace (as a vein) (5) |
| KERKRADE | City in the Netherlands on the German border formerly associated with the coal-mining industry (8) |
| JETSET | Haut monde |
| GENTRY | Haut monde |
