| OILRIVERS | The delta of the Niger, in Nigeria (3,6) |
| MUNGOPARK | Scottish explorer who led two expeditions to trace the course of the Niger in Africa (5,4) |
| NIAMEY | Capital of Niger in West Africa (6) |
| NAUCRATIS | What, situated on the delta of the Nile, was the first Greek settlement in Egypt? (9) |
| ASTRAKHAN | City in Russia on the delta of the Volga River associated with a type of fur (9) |
| HIROSHIMA | Japanese port on Honshu, on the delta of the Ota River (9) |
| ROTTERDAM | Major Dutch port situated at the delta of the Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt rivers (9) |
| BENGAL | Former province of N.E. India in the deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers (6) |
| HELLEBORE | The 'niger' species of this plant is often called 'Christmas Rose' (9) |
| NIN | "The Delta of Venus" writer |
| YANGTZE | Shanghai is situated at the delta of this Chinese river |
| ANAIS | Name on the "Delta of Venus" byline |
| ONITSHA | Port city on the eastern bank of the Niger river in Anambra State, Nigeria |
| PARK | Scottish explorer of the Niger; or, the grounds of a large country estate (4) |
| BANTU | The largest sub-branch of the Niger-Congo languages (5) |
| IRONGREY | The colour of the Niger, Roy (4,4) |
| REGION | Area of the Niger may have nothing in it (6) |
| TIMBUKTU | City in Mali about 15 km north of the Niger River |
| PORTHARCOURT | City in S Nigeria on the Bonny River in the Niger Delta |
| PORT | and 9ac, City in S Nigeria on the Bonny River in the Niger Delta (4,8) |
