| GAZELLES | Small, fast-running antelopes of north Africa and south-east Asia (8) |
| BABBLING | ____ brook, a small, fast-running stream (8) |
| ADDAX | A large light-coloured antelope of north Africa (5) |
| GAZELLE | Fast-running antelope (7) |
| SUNBEARS | Mammals of tropical forests in South and South East Asia, with a black coat and yellowish chest markings and snout (3,5) |
| ADJUTANT | Large carrion-eating stork, occurring in South and South East Asia, _ bird (8) |
| CARACALS | Desert lynxes of North Africa and southern Asia (8) |
| DATEPALM | Tree of North Africa and the Middle East cultivated for its sweet edible fruits (4,4) |
| NONSENSE | Number over South, East, North and South-East? That's gibberish! (8) |
| LEINSTER | Province of east and south-east Ireland (8) |
| PARTNERS | Like North and South, East and West may dance together (8) |
| IRISHSEA | Shipping forecast area lying north of Lundy and south-east of Malin (5,3) |
| DJELLABA | Cloak with a hood and wide sleeves worn in North Africa and the Middle East (8) |
| GONDWANA | An ancient supercontinent that broke up 180 million years ago, first into Africa and South America (8) |
| SKIPJACK | Small fast-swimming tuna of tropical waters; Katsuwonus, or Euthynnus, pelamis (8) |
| TORRENTS | Soldiers stuck in river and small fast-flowing streams (8) |
| CORVETTE | Small fast warship used to protect others from attack (8) |
| TAPIR | Mammal of South and Central America and South East Asia with an elongated snout (5) |
| CHEVROTAIN | Small timid ruminant of south and south-east Asia (10) |
| KRAITS | Brightly-coloured, nonaggressive, venomous snakes of South and South East Asia (6) |
