| ELCAPITAN | 900m vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, featured in the 2018 documentary Free Solo (2,7) |
| GUITAR | First pair of guests at city centre on Central Park featured in ceilidh band (6) |
| ELCAP | Famous rock formation in Yosemite, for short |
| ALEX | _ Honnold, US rock climber and focus of the 2018 documentary Free Solo (4) |
| SHALLOW | Song by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper that featured in the 2018 film A Star Is Born (7) |
| EVEPOLASTRI | Fictional British intelligence agent, created by Luke Jennings, featured in the 2018 novel Codename Villanelle (3,8) |
| CHER | Singer featured in the 2018 film sequel to 37-Down |
| FALLS | Yosemite and Bridalveil, in Yosemite National Park |
| DOME | There's a famous "half" one in Yosemite National Park |
| REDFIR | Conifer found in Yosemite National Park |
| ERIE | Pennsylvania city where the events in the 2018 documentary series Evil Genius took place |
| ROSE | McGowan in the 2018 documentary "This Changes Everything" |
| HALFDOME | Granite formation in Yosemite, or what can literally be found on either end of the answers to the starred clues |
| DELSHAMS | Underground complex of rock formations in Manacor, Mallorca just one kilometre from Puerto Cristo on the island's east coast, its name comes from the local word for fishhooks which mirror the shape of |
| CUEVAS | Underground complex of rock formations in Manacor, Mallorca just one kilometre from Puerto Cristo on the island's east coast, its name comes from the local word for fishhooks which mirror the shape of |
| AQUIVER | Force changes to volume in fluid rock formation in a quake |
| MARIPOSA | County holding part of Yosemite National Park |
| FRESNO | City south of Yosemite National Park |
| CALIFORNIA | U.S. state that contains Yosemite National Park (10) |
| USA | Home of Yosemite National Park |
