| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SYRIA | Middle East republic | |
| IRAQI | Middle east national | |
| PALESTINE | Middle East region | |
| IRAN | Middle East country | |
| ARAB | Middle East person | |
| BAZAAR | Middle East marketplace | |
| SUMAC | Middle east condiment | |
| EGOMANIA | Middle East inhabitant | |
| KENYA | East African republic | |
| IRAQ | Middle East country | |
| ISRAEL | Middle East country | |
| JORDAN | Middle East country | |
| ACRE | Middle East port | |
| ADEN | Middle East port | |
| UGANDA | An East African republic | |
| DINAR | Coin of the Middle East | |
| ARABIC | Language of the Middle East | |