| OROMO | Largest ethnolinguistic group of Ethiopia, also residing in parts of northern Kenya (5) |
| SLAV | Member of Europe's largest ethnolinguistic group |
| SMACK | A distinct flavour; dialect in parts of northern England for a fried potato scallop; a group of jellyfish; or, an onomatopoeic word for a loud kiss (5) |
| AMHARA | Second-largest ethnic group of Ethiopia after the Oromo, mostly dwelling in the central highlands (6) |
| GALILEE | Girl with International protection in parts of Northern Israel (7) |
| PICTS | The ancient people formerly in habiting parts of northern Britain and Ireland (5) |
| DERISORY | Is nothing in part of Northern Ireland worthy of scorn? (8) |
| COUNTDOWN | Run-up to an event in part of Northern Ireland with no end of pageantry? (9) |
| SCANDINAVIA | View racket one way in part of northern Europe (11) |
| ANTRIM | A Norway spruce in part of Northern Ireland (6) |
| ORCADIAN | Whale princess finishes off in part of Northern Isles (8) |
| NUBIAN | Inhabitant of a region now comprising parts of northern Sudan and southern Egypt |
| MCARTHUR | ___ Basin, geological feature covering parts of Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia (8) |
| KALAHARI | The large basinlike plain of the interior plateau of Southern Africa. It occupies almost all of Botswana, the eastern third of Namibia, and the northernmost part of Northern Cape province in South Afr |
| ARDS | Ploughs once used in part of Northern Ireland |
| ARMAGH | Graham is wandering in part of Northern Ireland |
| BRINGDOWN | Lower bridge in front of great part of Northern Ireland (5,4) |
| ARNHEM | --- Land is the northern part of Northern Territory, Australia (6) |
| FERMANAGH | County in the southern part of Northern Ireland (9) |
| ULSTER | A number of hopefuls terrorised part of Northern Island (6) |
