| ARABSPRING | Early 2010s series of uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa |
| ARAB | ___ Spring (series of uprisings in the Mideast and North Africa) |
| KOHL | Black cosmetic used in the Middle East and North Africa to darken the edge of the eyes (4) |
| AFROASIATIC | Of a family of languages from the Middle East and North Africa (4-7) |
| DINAR | Monetary unit of various countries in the Middle East and North Africa (5) |
| ARABS | They live mainly in the Middle East and North Africa (5) |
| DJELLABA | Hooded cloak of the Middle East and North Africa |
| ARIEL | A gazelle found in the Middle East and North Africa (5) |
| MIZRAHS | Descendants of Jewish communities from the Middle East and North Africa (7) |
| MIZRAHI | ___ Jews (descendants of Jewish communities from the Middle East and North Africa) |
| BEDOUIN | Nomadic people whose population is spread across the Middle East and north Africa. (7) |
| ARABIAN | Horse breed originally from the Middle East and North Africa |
| DATEPALM | Traditional crop throughout the Middle East and North Africa (4,4) |
| CARACAL | Also known as the desert lynx, or Persian lynx, this short-tailed cat is found in the hills, deserts, and plains of Africa, the Middle East, and central and southwestern Asia. |
| STARK | Last name of the 20th-century British author of classic books about her travels in the Middle East and Afghanistan (5) |
| SEMI | 2/3 of one in the Middle East and half elsewhere (4) |
| SQUACCO | ? heron, buff-brown bird of southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (7) |
| AGHA | Honorific title used in parts of the Middle-East and Central Asia (4) |
| ELBA | Surname of Idris who played the lead role in the 2010s series Luther (4) |
| TRADE | Word that follows Tricks Of The Restaurant to give the title of a 2010s series (5) |
