| BIBLEBELT | Region in the South East and central part of the USA characterised by socially conservative Christia |
| LAZENBY | ...and central part of stopping-place hogged by Buddhist... (7) |
| MAGPIES | Black and white birds akin to the crow family, although the Iberian variety found in southern and central parts of Spain and Portugal are lighter in colour and have blue tails (7) |
| CORLEONE | Old part of Spain in centre - and central part for 4 (8) |
| GLUMLY | Sadly, mucilage covering left and central parts of false eye |
| STORYLINE | Start of the socially conservative rank - it's a plot (9) |
| DAG | Socially conservative person (Australian) |
| NOTION | Head of intelligence gripped by socially unacceptable thought (6) |
| LONDONER | Left supported by socially acceptable Republican who uses capital for home? |
| GENTRY | Essay on general produced by socially superior types |
| TAKLAMAKAN | Desert of Central Asia and one of the largest sandy deserts in the world, occupying the central part of the Tarim Basin in the Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. (5,5) |
| DURANGO | Mexican city located in the south central part of the state of the same name in the fertile valley of the Sierra Madre Occidental (7) |
| CORNWALL | With areas belonging to one of the Prince of Wales' two duchies, a region in the South West identified by the black and white Saint Piran's Flag (8) |
| CARACAL | Also known as the desert lynx, or Persian lynx, this short-tailed cat is found in the hills, deserts, and plains of Africa, the Middle East, and central and southwestern Asia. |
| PERICARDIUM | Membranous sac that surrounds the heart, anchored by ligaments to the central part of the diaphragm and the rear of the sternum (11) |
| WILDWEST | The part of the USA once inhabited by people like Billy The Kid and Jesse James (4,4) |
| OTAGO | Region in the south of New Zealand's South Island with an area of approximately 32,000 square kilometres |
| NURSE | Run back to the south-east and you'll find her in hospital (5) |
| GARDENS | They look grand in the south-east and are pretty spots (7) |
| NEPAL | Landlocked Asian country, a bordered by India to the south, east and west (5) |
