| SITKA | - Spruce, evergreen tree named after a former capital of the Department of Alaska and District of Al |
| PALM | Sailmaker's equivalent of a tailor's thimble; or, a tree named after the inner surface of the hand due to said plant's leaves being placed in victors' hands in ancient Rome (4) |
| PASTO | A city in southern Colombia; capital of the department of Narino (5) |
| BEAUFORTSEA | Part of the Arctic Ocean lying north of Alaska and northwest of Canada (8,3) |
| KASHMIR | A small, white-berried Sorbus tree named after region of Indian subcontintent (7) |
| ANNECY | Capital of the department of Haute-Savoie (6) |
| KODIAK | The ... bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, inhabits the west coast of Alaska and neighbouring islands (6) |
| THEBES | Ancient city on the Nile that is a former capital of Egypt (6) |
| OYSTERPLANT | Hardy plant, happy under trees, named after a shellfish (6,5) |
| IASI | City in northeast Romania; a former capital of the country |
| LEON | University city in northwest Nicaragua; a former capital of the country |
| JUNEAUSTIN | Merger of the state capitals of Alaska and Texas |
| INUITS | What are the indigenous peoples of Alaska and northern Canada known as (6) |
| ASHWEDNESDAY | Tree named after god of victory? Time to give up! (3,9) |
| MARRAKESH | A former capital of Morocco (9) |
| SPANISH | A former capital of Jamaica, _ Town (7) |
| PALIN | Former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate, Sarah ___ (5) |
| RYEDALE | Miniature railway and district of North Yorkshire (7) |
| SATSUMA | Citrus tree named after an old Japanese province (7) |
| HOKUSAI | Cherry tree named after 18th-19th- century Japanese artist (7) |
