| MACROCOSM | Unhappy Moroccans ignoring new opening for Morocco in wider world picture |
| KACHLOUL | Midfielder who played for Morocco in the 1994 World Cup, afterwards joining several clubs, including Southampton and Aston Villa, before his retirement in 2005. (8) |
| AMAZON | The second longest river in the world (Picture A) |
| MANHOLE | A new opening for harbour, blocking jetty's access to water supply? (7) |
| LOCAL | Left to make new opening for said watering hole (5) |
| HARNESS | Criminal hears about new opening for someone to control and exploit |
| INVENTED | Fabricated a new opening for the boss, on paper (8) |
| TANDOORI | Time one secures a new opening for Indian cooking |
| FACUP | New opening for old Lancashire mill town creates competition (2,3) |
| CHANT | Talk idly about new opening for song (5) |
| IRAN | AFC nation; thrice winners in fifteen FIFA World Cup matches, against the US in 1998, Morocco in 2018 and Wales in 2022 (4) |
| DIETRICH | Marlene ?, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Morocco |
| ALGERIA | Bordered by Morocco in the west, the largest country in North Africa (7) |
| GENERALISES | Army officer is given two directions when speaks in wider terms |
| BACKDROP | Support doctor over operation in wider context |
| TREND | Incline to include latest in wider fashion (5) |
| NAYBET | Noureddine ___, central defender who ended his career at Tottenham Hotspur in 2006 having won 115 caps for Morocco |
| SUMAC | Tree whose tannins are used for morocco leather |
| OLIVIER | Player back for Morocco more alert, shaking off the Spanish (7) |
| ALAS | There's no time for Morocco's mountains, unfortunately |
