| NASSER | Lake ---, vast reservoir in South Egypt and North Sudan (6) |
| ABUSIMBEL | A former village in South Egypt, site of two temples of Rameses II (3,6) |
| LAKENASSER | 83% of a vast reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan |
| KHARTOUM | Capital of North Sudan (8) |
| KARIBA | Largest man-made lake and reservoir in the world, on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border in central Africa (6) |
| SWIFTS | Fast-flying black birds often seen over a reservoir in summer (6) |
| BRENIG | Reservoir in North Wales (7) |
| OILPAN | Lubricant reservoir in a crankcase |
| ATHERTON | Lake Tinaroo is a man-made reservoir in the Great Dividing Range plateau in Australia's north Queens |
| MEAD | Lake ... is a reservoir in Arizona and Nevada formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River (4) |
| GORGBLAU | Reservoir In Mallorca's Tramuntana mountain range In the valley between Puig Major and Pung de Massanella (4,4) |
| CHARD | 38-acre reservoir in Somerset ... in Atlantic - hardly! (5) |
| GHANA | Home to Lake Volta, the largest artificial reservoir in the world |
| LAKEMEAD | The largest reservoir in the United States in terms of water capacity |
| LADYBOWER | Reservoir in the upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire with very deep sides (9) |
| MRBIB | Energy reservoir in car's electrical system |
| UNDERWENT | Experienced a French reservoir in the Peak District (9) |
| SUMP | Oil reservoir in an engine (4) |
| SANANDREASLAKE | Reservoir in San Mateo County, California, US |
| SANANDREAS | Reservoir in San Mateo County, California, US (3,7,4) |