| ETHIOPIA | The Blue Nile rises in this country (8) |
| EAST | The sun rises in this direction (4) |
| KHARTOUM | Which capital city is located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and the White Nile? (8) |
| LAKETANA | The source of the Blue Nile and the largest body of water in Ethiopia (4,4) |
| ROOFTOPS | A promenade on the tiles with Gable, Mansard or the Blue Nile (1,4,6,3,8) |
| DARTMOOR | Teign and Taw rise in this National Park (8) |
| SEALEVEL | Rise in this? Flood barriers up to protect nearly everything |
| SUDAN | Country in which the Blue Nile and the White Nile converge |
| TANA | Lake ___, source of the Blue Nile and the largest lake in Ethiopia |
| TSANA | Large lake in eastern Africa, the source of the Blue Nile (5) |
| BRUCE | Scottish explorer, archaeologist and linguist best known for tracing the origins of the Blue Nile in |
| AWALK | A promenade on the tiles with Gable, Mansard or the Blue Nile (1,4,6,3,8) |
| ACROSSTHE | A promenade on the tiles with Gable, Mansard or the Blue Nile (1,4,6,3,8) |
| ETH | Country where the Blue Nile R. originates |
| PAULBUCHANAN | The Blue Nile front man prepares a pub lunch, including an apple, initially (4,8) |
| LINN | Glasgow label, home of The Blue Nile (4) |
| THERAIN | Anne played with tin whistle intro for song by the Blue Nile (10,2,3,4) |
| TINSELTOWNIN | Anne played with tin whistle intro for song by the Blue Nile (10,2,3,4) |
| SON | Numbers rise in this issue |
| EBULLIENCE | Cheerful enthusiasm of Blue Nile meandering towards this in France! (10) |
