| LANGUEDOC | Romance language of southern France and adjoining regions that is also called occitan (6,3) |
| IGLOO | Shelter for people living in cold regions that is made of 14a |
| CATALAN | Romance language spoken in Andorra, the Balearic Islands, parts of southern France and Catalonia (7) |
| GARONNE | River of southern France and northern Spain which flows into the Atlantic Ocean (7) |
| ARMAGNAC | Region of southern France - and its brandy (8) |
| PROVENCAL | Former Romance language of SE France (9) |
| CANTONESE | Language of southern China and Hong Kong (9) |
| AFRIKAANS | Dutch-derived language of southern Africa (9) |
| HOMESTEAD | Residential house and adjoining property |
| FREELUNCH | Occasionally jealous' in romance language? There's no such thing! (4,5) |
| ARAGONESE | Romance language |
| OCCITAN | Romance language of Europe also known as Langue d"oc (7) |
| NORWEGIANSEA | Part of the Atlantic Ocean south of, and adjoining, the Barents Sea and Greenland Sea |
| STICKLEBACK | Small fish of the family Gasterosteidae of rivers and coastal regions that has a series of spines along its back (11) |
| MISTRAL | From the Occitan meaning "master", a strong seasonal wind occurring in southern France, notably Provence (7) |
| NGUNI | Group of Bantu languages of southern Africa including Xhosa and Zulu (5) |
| LEVANT | The _ _ _ _ _ _ , term for the eastern part of the Mediterranean with its islands and adjoining countries (6) |
| DESERTS | Regions that are devoid or almost devoid of vegetation, especially because of low rainfall (7) |
| CROISSY | Commune in the Ile-de-France region that is home to the British School of Paris (7-3-5) |
| ROSSSEA | Ocean region that is home to Antarctic minke whale, crabeater seal and leopard seal (4,3) |
