| ADDIS | With 20-Down, African capital |
| SAYNOTO | Turn down African country for Tony returning with nothing (3,2,2) |
| BAOBABS | "upside-down" African trees |
| ROSE | And 32 Down African American civil rights activist known for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott (4,5) |
| STAR | With 20-Down: 2009 movie with Chris Pine and Leonard Nimoy |
| FLY | With 20-Down, airshow activities |
| POP | With 20-Down, waffle alternative |
| OTIC | Strange old lover left dealing with 20 down |
| THEY | With 20-Down, gender-neutral pronoun pair |
| CHAKA | With 20 Down, "I Feel for You" singer |
| NOG | Drink with 20 Down (3) |
| MORAY | With 20-Down, sharp-toothed fish |
| HER | Pronoun often paired with 20-Down |
| ZZZ | "I'm literally asleep," with 20-Down (!) |
| CHA | With 20-Down, a certain dance |
| DEEP | Location for diving, with 20-Down |
| RINK | With 20-down, skating site |
| SIN | Rhyming nickname for a penalty box, with 20-Down |
| AIR | With 20 Down, organization in flight |
| SELFISH | How mean to sound like a trade with 20 down (7) |
