| Small country bordered by Saudi Arabia and Iraq (6) | The Sun Mini | 21 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Persian Gulf land | Eugene Sheffer | 15 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Whence to be in no hurry to return to the UK? (6) |  |  | 
          
            | State bordering Iraq (6) |  |  | 
          
            | UK lifted delay in construction for Gulf state |  |  | 
          
            | Hold-up after United Kingdom backed Middle Eastern country (6) |  |  | 
          
            | An oily state (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Said to queue, "Wait for Gulf state" (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Desert country with land borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Small state bordered by Iraq and Saudi Arabia | Mirror Tea Time | 13 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Queue, we hear, and serve the country (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Emirate | The Guardian Quick | 01 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Small Arab country bordering Iraq (6) |  |  | 
          
            | State on the NW coast of the Persian Gulf | Mirror Quiz | 25 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Persian Gulf state (6) | The Guardian Quick | 24 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Scene of the 1991 Gulf War (6) |  |  | 
          
            | State there's a holdup at Kew, we hear (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Small coastal nation bordering Iraq | New York Times | 23 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Independent state on the Persian Gulf (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Arabic kingdom | The Guardian Quick | 12 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Which country shares borders with Saudi Arabia and Iraq? (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Iraq invaded it in 1990 (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Independent state in northeast Arabia (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Middle Eastern nation | The Times Concise | 27 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Middle Eastern nation | The Times Concise | 15 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Kingdom, United Kingdom, overturned Remain | The Telegraph Cryptic | 12 May 2022 | 
          
            | State of the neighbours backing Remain | Irish Times Crosaire | 04 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | State this country rejected Remain |  |  | 
          
            | State this country rejected Remain | The Guardian Quiptic | 15 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Our country rejected, hold on for another |  |  | 
          
            | Persian Gulf land | Eugene Sheffer | 02 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | State on the coast of the Persian Gulf | The Telegraph General Knowledge | 20 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Nation of Britain in recession, hang on! | The Telegraph Cryptic | 10 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Arab kingdom | The Telegraph Quick | 28 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Iraq neighbor | Wall Street Journal | 15 May 2018 | 
          
            | Hold-up after this country initially upset another | The Telegraph Cryptic | 01 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Gulf state | The Times Concise | 14 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Iraq neighbor |  |  | 
          
            | Persian Gulf country | The Telegraph Quick | 19 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Be delayed after setback of one country or another | The Telegraph Cryptic | 23 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Heard line of people and what they do in country | The Telegraph Toughie | 03 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Britain standing to remain a monarchy | The Telegraph Toughie | 29 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Persian Gulf country | Premier Sunday | 11 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Back foundation and university to hold on in Middle East | Irish Times Crosaire | 11 May 2016 | 
          
            | Country to stand by King and upper class leadership |  |  | 
          
            | First two characters in 28 down to stick around in Middle East | Irish Times Crosaire | 12 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Turn of Britain and NI to stand by oil exporter | The Telegraph Toughie | 31 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Line delay in phone call to foreign country |  |  | 
          
            | Oil-rich nation invaded in 1990 |  |  | 
          
            | 1990-'91 war site |  |  | 
          
            | Iraq invaded it |  |  | 
          
            | Emir's land |  |  | 
          
            | Iraq neighbor |  |  | 
          
            | Arabian monarchy |  |  | 
          
            | Persian Gulf country |  |  | 
          
            | Persian Gulf sheikdom |  |  | 
          
            | Iraq's neighbor. |  |  |