| CAPEOFGOODHOPE | Go into fancy cheap food and nearly open place in South Africa (4,2,4,4) |
| AJAR | It's nearly open for a glass of beer |
| SHELLAC | Polish in Old Nick's place in South Africa with first cousins (7) |
| SHEBEEN | An unlicensed drinking place in South Africa and Ireland (7) |
| SPLAYS | Spreads out in place in South Africa? Oddly yes (6) |
| KRAAL | Or a place in South Africa to keep neat for a lark (5) |
| CAPETOWN | Place in South Africa OPEC want developed (4,4) |
| DURBAN | Head to diverse metropolitan place in South Africa (6) |
| PLAZA | Open place in Madrid or La Paz complex (5) |
| GLADE | An open place in forest...sunny, extremely serene (8) |
| LADYSMITH | Craftswoman's place in South Africa |
| TOWNSHIP | A place in South Africa? (8) |
| LIMA | From a place in Africa, cycling to a place in South America (4) |
| ECCENTRIC | Community centre nearly opens in Clonmel and that's odd (9) |
| OYSTER | Shellfish in a phylum that includes the clam, cockle, mussel, periwinkle and scallop, once a cheap food, now considered a delicacy (6) |
| CARROTS | A Scot running expensive car going in for cheap food (7) |
| GLADES | Open places in a forest (6) |
| ELDORADO | Fabled place in South America rich in treasure sought by Spanish explorers in the 16th century |
| SPAMMING | Cheap food of a former Chinese period sending a bad message? |
| GREASYSPOON | Sally Rooney gasps - cheap food is served here (6,5) |
