| ESPARTO | A strong grass in Spain and North Africa used for making paper, baskets and the like (7) |
| MOORISH | Architectural style found in Spain and North Africa (7) |
| MEOW | Catty talk to cut grass in Spain (4) |
| CAMEL | Animal of Asia and Africa, used for riding and as a beast of burden (5) |
| KRUGERRAND | Gold coin of South Africa, used for investment only (10) |
| BAGASSE | The pulp remaining after the extraction of juice from sugar cane or similar plants; used as fuel and for making paper etc (7) |
| SABBATH | Second class spa from South Africa used on the day off (7) |
| VANDAL | A member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455 (6) |
| PICASSO | Artist whose Rose Period saw him paint some of his highest-selling works to date including Young Girl with a Flower Basket and Boy with a Pipe (7) |
| BICYCLE | One may have a basket and a bell (... + first 3) |
| COMBINE | Come around rubbish basket and mingle (7) |
| BEDOUIN | Nomadic Arab inhabiting the desert regions of Arabia and North Africa, typically tent-dwelling (7) |
| MOULD | Matrix used in casting; a wire tray used in the process of making paper by hand; or, a container in which to set blancmange, jelly or mousse (5) |
| MIZRAHS | Descendants of Jewish communities from the Middle East and North Africa (7) |
| ARABIAN | Horse breed originally from the Middle East and North Africa |
| SENUSSI | Member of an Islamic group of Arabia and North Africa (7) |
| MIZRAHI | ___ Jews (descendants of Jewish communities from the Middle East and North Africa) |
| CELLULOSE | Polysaccharide that is the main constituent of plant cell walls and used in making paper, rayon and |
| REDDEER | Cervus elaphus, native to Europe, Asia and North Africa (3,4) |
| COIR | Fibre derived from coconut husks, used for natural flooring, liners for hanging baskets and also biodegradable pots for seedlings (4) |