| NAAN | A leavened, flat bread popular in western and central Asia (4) |
| ONAGER | Wild ass with a black stripe down the centre of its back, found on the steppes of western and central Asia (6) |
| KURTA | Loose-fitting Indian tunic or shirt, popular in Western fashion as well (5) |
| HOLY | Political confederation in western and central Europe that dissolved in 1806 (4,5,6) |
| ROTI | Type of unleavened bread popular in India and the Caribbean (4) |
| IBEX | Goat antelope with thick curved horns and a chin beard, found mainly in Northeast Africa and Central Asia (4) |
| YURT | A circular tent used by nomads of eastern and central Asia (4) |
| HOLYROMAN | Empire made up of the varying complex of lands in western and central Europe that was ruled over first by Frankish and then by German kings for 10 centuries (800-1806). (4,5) |
| CAROLINGIAN | -Dynasty, Frankish-dominated empire in western and central Europe in the early Middle Ages (11) |
| ROMAN | Political confederation of lands in western and central Europe that was dissolved in 1806 (5) |
| EMPIRE | Political confederation of lands in western and central Europe that was dissolved in 1806 (6) |
| HOLYROMANEMPIRE | Complex of lands in western and central Europe of which Francis II was the last ruler (4,5,6) |
| SWAM | Travelled overseas with leads from spaghetti westerns and mysteries (4) |
| PITA | Round flat bread that can be split open to form a pocket for a filling |
| BAPS | Flat bread rolls: popular snack with bacon (4) |
| EGAN | Richard of old westerns and action films |
| PIDE | Turkish flat bread (4) |
| RAINSWEPT | Wet and stormy in western and eastern parts |
| GREGALE | Strong, cold wind that blows in the Western and Central Mediterranean region, particularly in winter (7) |
| WRAP | Filled flat-bread sandwich |
