| TICO | New Zealand : Kiwi :: Costa Rica : ___ |
| KEMBLE | Gary ...... , 2007-08 New Zealand Kiwis coach nicknamed Crayfish (6) |
| GARY | 2007-08 New Zealand Kiwis coach nicknamed Crayfish (4,6) |
| LESLEY | Vainikolo, wing who played for the New Zealand Kiwis in league and England in union (6) |
| FUTBOL | National pastime of Costa Rica, in Costa Rica |
| AMERICA | New Arctic - real name for Costa Rica, Panama, etc? (7,7) |
| CENTRAL | New Arctic - real name for Costa Rica, Panama, etc? (7,7) |
| JOSE | San ___; capital of Costa Rica |
| TAR | Road-surfacing material in Costa Rica |
| OCTOBER | O to be visiting Costa Rica in revolutionary month! (7) |
| NAURU | Detention island in Guyana, Uruguay or Costa Rica? (5) |
| ACCRA | Otis leaves Costa Rica for African capital (5) |
| UMANA | Michael ___, Costa Rica 2014 World Cup quarter-finalist (5) |
| COLON | Pass on legal tender in Costa Rica (5) |
| STAR | Celebrity came from Costa Rica (4) |
| CAFES | Some Costa Rica festivals for diners (5) |
| CANVASSER | Solicitor manipulated Vanessa in Costa Rica (9) |
| PANAMA | Country which separates Costa Rica from Colombia |
| ARISTOCRATIC | Touring Costa Rica it initially remained stylish |
| COMMISSAR | Soviet government department head mixed mimosas in Costa Rica (9) |
