| SPEKE | John Hanning ___ , African explorer, d. 1864 (5) |
| COURT | Manor house in Buckland Brewer, north Devon; birthplace of explorer John Hanning Speke (7,5) |
| VASCO | ___ da Gama, Portuguese explorer, d. 1524 (5) |
| ROADS | Ways to address an African explorer? (5) |
| LEONE | Sierra ___, African republic whose capital is Freetown (5) |
| CONGO | Republic of the ___, African country whose capital is Brazzaville (5) |
| VERDE | Cape ___. African country (5) |
| DEORO | Rio ___ (African coastal region) |
| JAJAS | "___ African Hair Braiding" (Award-winning play by Jocelyn Bioh) |
| COAST | Ivory ___; African nation |
| SUDAN | South ___ (African country) |
| KNOTS | Bantu _ (African hairstyle) |
| ORLEIGH | Manor house in Buckland Brewer, north Devon; birthplace of explorer John Hanning Speke (7,5) |
| ORLEIGHCOURT | Manor house in Buckland Brewer, north Devon; birthplace of explorer John Hanning Speke |
| LAKEVICTORIA | John Hanning Speke was the first European to see this body of water, in 1858 (4,8) |
| VASCODAGAMA | Portuguese explorer d. 1524 (5,2,4) |
| ROALDAMUNDSEN | Norwegian polar explorer d. 1928 (5,8) |
| AMUNDSEN | Norwegian polar explorer, d. 1928 (8) |
| VANDER | South African explorer and writer, Laurens ... Post (3,3) |
| STANLEY | African explorer; Falklands town |
