| BRAHMAPUTRA | River of Asia which flows for much of its length through the Himalayas and Assam (11) |
| GANGES | Trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh (6) |
| WYE | The fifth-longest river in the UK, forming part of the border between England and Wales for much of its length |
| EUPHRATES | River running roughly parallel with the Tigris for much of its length (9) |
| OCTET | Oingo Boingo, for much of its history |
| IMPALER | Does one put length through headless vampire twitching? |
| PACIFIC | Although its name means "peaceful", it is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, known for its powerful storms and geologically active "Ring of Fire" surrounding much of its basin (7) |
| CHENAB | Tributary of the Indus River that originates in the Himalayas and flows through India's Jammu region into Pakistan's Punjab. (6) |
| JUMNA | River in N. India which rises in the Himalayas and flows to join the Ganges just below Prayagraj (5) |
| LARGSBAY | Which coastal Adelaide suburb was once a port for international shipping, its historic jetty was damaged in a 1953 storm with only a third of its length replaced? (5,3) |
| PANDA | The red ___, nicknamed 'fire fox,' is a mammal found in the Himalayas and adjacent areas in East Asia |
| TIRICHMIR | The world's highest peak outside the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan (6,3) |
| YANGTZE | The longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea (7) |
| TLDR | Internet slang to convey text was ignored because of its length: Abbr. |
| FASTACTION | Describes e.g. fly rod bending 30 per cent of its length (*to fanatics) (4,6) |
| SKUA | Aggressive seabird of the genus Stercorarius, that gains much of its food by stealing it from other birds (4) |
| ROSS | James Clark ____ led an 1839-43 expedition which confirmed Antarctica’s existence and charted much of its coastline |
| INDUS | Its valley is between the Himalayas and Hindu Kush |
| REDPANDA | Endangered forest mammal of the Himalayas and China (3,5) |
| CIVET | Small catlike carnivore of Africa and Asia which secretes a musky fluid from its glands (5) |
