| ARAFURA | - Sea, body of water between Australia and SW New Guinea (7) |
| ARAFURASEA | Body of water between Australia and Indonesian New Guinea (7,3) |
| TORRESSTRAIT | Body of water between Australia and New Guinea |
| TASMANSEA | Body of water between Australia and New Zealand |
| GAZELLE | Small antelope of N Africa and SW Asia (7) |
| CHAMOIS | Agile goat antelope inhabiting mountains of Europe and SW Asia; Rupicapra rupicapra (7) |
| INDIANOCEAN | Stretch of water between Australia and Africa (6,5) |
| SUNBELT | Nickname for region of the United States which stretches across the Southeast and Southwest (7) |
| CHEETAH | Large, swift, feline mammal of Africa and Southwest Asia (7) |
| GARDNER | Who scored a fifty and picked up five wickets in the third women's ODI between Australia and India at the WACA in December 2024? (7) |
| SPENCER | Who took most wickets in the T20I series between Australia and Pakistan recently? (7) |
| ENGLAND | The Ashes cricket test is contested between Australia and this UK country |
| TASMAN | ___ Sea, section of the Pacific Ocean between Australia and New Zealand (6) |
| MALIN | Shipping forecast area lying off the north coast of Ireland and SW coast of Scotland (5) |
| JACAL | Wattle and daub hut with a thatched roof in Mexico and SW USA (5) |
| CORALSEA | Body of water lying between Australia and Vanuatu, a critical WWII naval battle was fought there (5, |
| TORRES | Channel between Australia and New Guinea, ... Strait |
| THURSDAY | Island in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea (8) |
| WSW | Point midway between W and SW |
| CHEDWORTH | M & SW JR station north of Cirencester (9) |
