| MUNGOPARK | Scottish explorer, mainly of the River Niger |
| GUADELOUPE | Overseas department of France consisting mainly of the islands Basse-Terre and Grand-Terre |
| MUNGO | ___ Park, 1771-1806, Scottish surgeon and explorer who went to Africa to discover the course of the River Niger (5) |
| BAMAKO | Capital and largest city of Mali, spanning both sides of the River Niger (6) |
| TIMBUKTU | Name a town in central Mali, near the River Niger (8) |
| OKENE | Large town in southern Nigeria (pop about 350,000), near the River Niger (5) |
| RAE | John ___, 19th-century Scottish explorer who authored the book Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea, in 1846 and 1847 (3) |
| PARK | Scottish explorer of the Niger; or, the grounds of a large country estate (4) |
| VIRGINIACREEPER | I pace River Niger disguised as an American climber (8,7) |
| BRUCE | Scottish explorer, archaeologist and linguist best known for tracing the origins of the Blue Nile in |
| MACKENZIE | Alexander _, Scottish explorer; the first European to achieve an east-to-west crossing of America north of Mexico (1793) |
| ROOMINESS | Capaciousness of old pit travers-ed by Scottish explorer (9) |
| BLANTYRE | Birthplace of Scottish explorer David Livingstone (8) |
| EYRE | Scottish explorer for whom an Australian lake is named |
| LIVINGSTONE | Scottish explorer and missionary (11) |
| PARKA | Scottish explorer with a coat (5) |
| PARKWAY | Scottish explorer has to judge, it's said, landscaped road (7) |
| CROSS | Meet Charlie, Scottish explorer (5) |
| THOMSON | ----'s gazelle, named after Scottish explorer (7) |
| HYDEPARK | Lie low we're told by Scottish explorer in green space |
