| SATANIC | Like devil worship in South Africa, it can spread (7) |
| TANGIER | In N Africa it may appear even more pungent (7) |
| OCEANIC | Old ice can spread in the deep sea (7) |
| SCANDAL | Malicious gossip lads can spread around (7) |
| ROMANCE | Fantastic story can spread in capital city |
| BIRDFLU | Avian virus that can spread to humans (4,3) |
| FANCLUB | Flu can spread between boy and group of adherents (3,4) |
| IDOLISE | Worship in huge silo directed to the heavens (7) |
| LITURGY | Prescribed form of worship in a Christian Church; from Greek, 'public work' (7) |
| MOTSERS | No end of worship in excited press after Captain raised lots of money |
| LAMAISM | The French imam's abroad, finding worship in Tibet |
| WILDFIRE | Inaccurate shooting, but it can spread destruction (8) |
| CYBERWAR | It can spread viruses fast |
| SATANISM | Perverted anti-mass in devil worship |
| 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 |
| BLUENILE | In Africa it flows down meandering line (4,4) |
| GNU | In Africa, it has been killed by spear or gun, perhaps (3) |
| RHINO | In Africa it may charge people money (5) |
| BAOBAB | In tropical Africa it bears fruit (6) |
| NATAL | In S Africa it is indicative of whereabouts at birth (5) |
