| SPEKE | Explorer who, during an expedition with Richard Burton, broke away to discover Lake Victoria and correctly identify it as a source of the Nile (5) |
| BURTON | Richard, English explorer who was the first to discover Lake Tanganyika in Africa in 1858 (6) |
| CABOT | Explorer who, during his efforts to find a direct route to Asia, became the first "modern" European |
| WILLS | Explorer who died of starvation, exhaustion and effects of exposure aged 27 during an expedition acr |
| EDIT | Prepare during an expedition (4) |
| EASTAFRICA | Geographical region comprising countries including Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, site of Mount Kilimanjaro, Lake Victoria and Victoria Falls (4,6) |
| NILE | Lake Victoria and Lake Albert drainer |
| KENYA | Country that borders Lake Victoria and the Indian Ocean |
| CLAIREBLOOM | Actress who starred with Richard Burton in Look Back in Anger and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold |
| TAYLOR | Elizabeth ___; Hollywood actress who starred in films including Cleopatra and The V.I.P.s with Richard Burton (6) |
| THEROBE | 1953 biblical epic with Richard Burton and Jean Simmons, the first CinemaScope film released |
| FIFTYTWO | Roald Amundsen finished his 1911 South Pole expedition with 11 dogs. How many did he start with? (5-3) |
| LAURENTIA | Name for the North American craton (or continental interior block) that repeatedly collided with and broke away from other landmasses throughout geologic time. (9) |
| NGUGI | Early in the 1988 Olympic 5000m final, Kenyan John ____ broke away with a 2:01 800m spell and was never overtaken |
| WATERS | Pink Floyd member who, during his solo career, produced the albums The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking |
| WHEREEAGLESDARE | Alistair MacLean war novel filmed with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood |
| OWEN | David --, one of the 'Gang of Four' who broke away from the Labour Party in 1981 (4) |
| BIAFRA | Which short-lived republic broke away from Nigeria 1967 to 1970? (6) |
| CLAIRE | British actress ... Bloom starred with Richard Burton in the 1958 film, Look Back In Anger |
| TREKKING | Expedition with Rex going on a long and difficult journey |
