| ABCISLANDS | Collective nickname for Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao |
| ARUBA | Caribbean island near Bonaire and Curacao |
| ISLE | Aruba, Bonaire or Curacao |
| SPRIDGET | Collective nickname for Sprite and Midget (8) |
| LOBCITY | Collective nickname for today's Clippers, inspired by their lofty passing combinations |
| BONAIRE | With the capital Kralendijk, one of the ABC islands with Aruba and Curacao (7) |
| ISLANDS | Manhattan and Curacao, for two |
| CURACAO | Constituent country of the Netherlands that forms the ABC islands with Aruba and Bonaire (7) |
| TAI | Part of a rum and curacao cocktail |
| MAITAI | Cocktail whose main ingredients are rum and Curacao (3,3) |
| MAI | Rum and curacao cocktail, ... tai |
| DUTCH | Language spoken in Suriname, Curacao and Aruba |
| CYAN | Blue curacao, yoghurt and neeps for starters? (4) |
| CARIBBEANISLES | Aruba and Curacao |
| SIDECAR | A "jaunting" pony-and-trap of rural Ireland; a one-wheeled passenger pod attached to a motorcycle; or, a classic cocktail of cognac and Cointreau/curacao with citrus juice (7) |
| LIQUEUR | Current unfinished row between Left and Right in Curacao, say |
| VURNON | Curacao, 2010 Netherlands and 2012-17 Newcastle midfielder (6) |
| ANITA | Curacao, 2010 Netherlands and 2012-17 Newcastle midfielder (5) |
| BACUNA | Leandro ...... , Curacao, Watford and 2019-22 Cardiff midfielder/ defender (6) |
| MARGARITA | Mexican cocktail made from tequila, curacao and lime (9) |
