| CREOLE | Denoting a cuisine of the West Indies and southern US, usually including rice, okra, peppers and spices (6) |
| ALONG | Morgan Freeman played Alex Cross in the film version of the James Patterson thriller, ... Came A Spi |
| POCOSON | A swamp in the southern US, usually wooded (7) |
| ALLIGATORS | China and southern USA are the only habitats of these large reptiles |
| GUMBO | A type of soup or stew from the Southern United States, usually containing okra (5) |
| DIAMONDBACKTERRAPIN | Species of turtle of the genus Malaclemys native to the eastern and southern United States |
| BROTHS | Thin soups usually including rice or vegetables (6) |
| REP | Conservative politician's party in the US usually: Abbr. |
| PROVENCAL | Word used to describe a cuisine with traditional dishes such as daube, pissaladiere, ratatouille and tapenade (9) |
| ZIZANIA | Genus of many aquatic grasses including rice grass (7) |
| OPUNTIA | Large genus of cactuses native to America, usually known as prickly pears (7) |
| THAI | A cuisine with curries |
| OFTENTIMES | In America, usually love following figure on X (10) |
| CAJUN | The type of language, music and cuisine of the Louisiana bayou population |
| ANIL | Common name for a shrub (indigofera species) of the West Indies and South America, that is a source of indigo dye (4) |
| KING | Who scored a hundred for the West Indies and also won the player of the match award in its ODI against England in Bridgetown? (4) |
| TAIJUL | Who won the player of the match award in the second Test between the West Indies and Bangladesh in Kingston recently? (6) |
| SHAI | What is the first name of this cricketer who scored the only century in the three-match ODI series recently between the West Indies and Pakistan? (4) |
| SEALES | Who won the Player of the Series award in the three-match ODI series recently between the West Indies and Pakistan? (6) |
| BAHAMAS | A group of islands in the west Indies and a paradise for tourists |
