| MATABELELAND | Region of Zimbabwe, between the Rivers Limpopo and Zambezi, whose chief town is Bulawayo |
| TRANSVAAL | Former South African province bordered by the Limpopo and Vaal rivers |
| AFRICA | Continent through which the rivers including the Nile and Zambezi flow (6) |
| FORESTOFDEAN | Wooded region between the Rivers Wye and Severn (6,2,4) |
| ZIMBABWE | Country whose northern and southern borders are the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers (8) |
| ETRURIA | Ancient country of central Italy between the Rivers Arno and Tiber; the centre of the Etruscan civilization (7) |
| KARIBA | One of the largest in the world, the ... Dam is located in the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| SCYTHIA | Ancient region north of the Black Sea between the River Don and the Carpathians (7) |
| ZIMBABWEAN | Dweller between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers |
| BENNETT | Who won the player of the match award in the third T20 International between Zimbabwe and Pakistan in Bulawayo on December 5, 2024? (7) |
| ANTOININE | This wall was an ancient Roman frontier barrier, extending about 36.5 miles (58.5 km) across Scotland between the River Clyde and the Firth of Forth. It was built in the years after 142 CE on the orde |
| COCKLETRAIN | Originally providing a link between the River Murray and the ocean port of Port Elliot, which steam train and tourist attraction travels along the oldest steel railway line in Australia? (6,5) |
| MESOPOTAMIA | Ancient region of SW Asia between the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris (11) |
| EELS | Ray-finned fish that migrate between the rivers of Europe and the Sargasso Sea (4) |
| DEAN | The Forest of --, in Gloucestershire, England, lies between the Rivers Severn and Wye (4) |
| BOSCH | Identify the surname of this South African fast bowler who took five wickets in the second innings of the first Test versus Zimbabwe in Bulawayo? (5) |
| RACHIN | What is the surname of the top-scorer for New Zealand in its only innings in the second Test versus Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in August 2025? (6) |
| ANDERTON | Built in 1875 to provide a vertical link between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal, it is now a big tourist attraction (8, 4, 4) |
| BOATLIFT | Built in 1875 to provide a vertical link between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal, it is now a big tourist attraction (8, 4, 4) |
| OLDHAM | Town in Greater Manchester between the rivers Irk and Medlock (6) |
