| KALAHARIDESERT | Talks, I heard, are failing in region of Southern Africa |
| THEWEALD | Manner with which dale changes in region of southern England |
| VINTAGEYEAR | French wine label, I heard, are limited after period of excellent product (7,4) |
| KALAHARI | Large desert region of southern Africa, mostly in Botswana (8) |
| SALTI | Strategic Arms Limitation Talks I (4,1) |
| SPRINGBOK | Antelope of semi-desert regions of southern Africa (9) |
| LONERS | Providers of mortgages, perhaps, are failing single people |
| FOUNDERMEMBERS | The oldest in society are failing on their legs, perhaps |
| NEBRASKA | State banks are failing |
| NATURAL | Typical old city in region of Africa (7) |
| YELLOWCARD | Like coward in region of thoroughfare, displaying sign of caution |
| MACAO | Bill embraced by leader of China in region of that country (5) |
| ASTEROIDBELT | 50 per cent of satellites orbited off course in region of Solar System |
| PIEDMONT | Spotted Scotsman in bar in region of North Italy (8) |
| OTAGO | Occupational therapist in the past in region of New Zealand (5) |
| MCCALL | "When I want to talk, I make a ___" |
| PRIVATE | Confidential talk I figure in (7) |
| ORECCHIETTE | Pasta in the form of small curved discs of varying thickness, originating in the Apulia region of southern Italy; 'little ears' (11) |
| AUSONIAE | Of a region of southern Italy, ergo in metonymia, of all Italians |
| LORRAINE | Learning about shower in region of Eastern France (8) |
