| IFTAR | Meal eaten by Muslims after sunset each day of Ramadan; from Arabic, 'breaking of the fast' (5) |
| ANALEMMAS | Scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe |
| MEDAL | Award for meal eaten by judge, essentially? On the contrary (5) |
| LUNCH | Meal eaten by girl unchallenged (5) |
| REACT | Respond to the breaking of the crate (5) |
| DHABI | Largest of the seven countries making up the United Arab Emirates; from Arabic, 'father of gazelle' (3,5) |
| DENEB | Brightest star of the constellation Cygnus; from Arabic, 'tail' (i.e. of the 'swan') (5) |
| CRIME | Breaking of the law (5) |
| ABUNA | Title given to the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox church; from Arabic, 'our father' (5) |
| MAHDI | Title of the spiritual and temporal leader expected by Muslims (5) |
| ALGOL | Multiple-star system in the constellation Perseus, its second-brightest; named from Arabic, 'the ghoul' (5) |
| ALLAH | Name of God used by Muslims (5) |
| SAHIB | Initiating from Arabic, what term is commonly used in the Indian sub-continent as a mark of respect, especially for a male? (5) |
| CETUS | Large southern constellation (the Whale) whose brightest star is Diphda (from Arabic, 'frog') (5) |
| JIHAD | What is a holy war undertaken by Muslims against unbelievers? (5) |
| IHRAM | Garment worn by Muslims 60 minutes in the morning? |
| UMRAH | Minor pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca (5) |
| SEHRI | Meal eaten before sunrise by those fasting during Ramadan (5) |
| LUTES | Rubber seals for preserving jars; or, thought to be from Arabic "oud", meaning "wood", chordophones shaped like halved eggs/pears (5) |
| HALVA | Name for pasty Middle Eastern and Asian confections, derived from Arabic for "sweet" (5) |
