| GOLIATHFROGS | Giant amphibians native to West Central Africa (7,5) |
| MIGRATE | When cape gulls leave their parents territory, they often ___ to west-central Namibia before returning to their territory after a year |
| NEWTS | Information about last of giant amphibians |
| GABONESE | Relating to a country in west central Africa, independent since 1960 (8) |
| CANETOAD | Amphibian native to Central and South America introduced elsewhere to control pests (4,4) |
| ICEFROG | Amphibian native to the cool upland areas of southern Africa (3, 4) |
| CANE | Large amphibian native to Central and South America, _ toad (4) |
| CHAD | Lake in west-central Africa |
| GABON | Republic in West Central Africa, capital Libreville (5) |
| GIANTTOAD | Large brown amphibian native to tropical America (5,4) |
| CAMEROON | Country in west-central Africa (183,510 sq miles; pop about 27 million), independent since 1960 (8) |
| ACKEE | Relative of the lychee, native to West Africa (5) |
| OBECHE | A tree native to West Africa, grown for its pale-coloured wood (6) |
| LAURA | Bush native to West Texas |
| RACED | Quickly drove automobile to the West Central Speedway (5) |
| RUHR | A river in west central Germany, flowing west into the Rhine (4) |
| ANGOLA | Country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa (6) (6) |
| AYMARA | Indigenous people (and language) of the Altiplano region of west-central South America, once subject to the Inca empire (6) |
| COLON | West central Cuban city: |
| ODESSA | West-central Texas city |
