| TOUCAN | A tropical South American bird with a large, brightly coloured beak (6) |
| PEANUT | Oval seed of a tropical South American plant, often roasted and salted (6) |
| COCKOFTHEROCK | Tropical South American bird with an erectile crest and a brilliant red or orange plumage in the male (4-2-3-4) |
| PUFFIN | Bird with a brightly coloured beak (6) |
| CURARE | Black resin obtained from certain tropical South American trees, used by indigenous peoples as an arrow poison (6) |
| MOTMOT | Long-tailed tropical American bird with blue-green plumage and a repetitive call |
| PEACOCK | Bird with a large brightly coloured tail (7) |
| MACAWS | Large brightly coloured parrots, native to Central and South America (6) |
| DAHLIA | Garden plant with large brightly coloured flowers (6) |
| FEIJOA | Aromatic quince-like fruit native to tropical South America (6) |
| UMBRELLABIRD | A black, tropical American bird with a large overhanging crest and a long wattle (12) |
| TANAGER | A South American bird with bright plumage, closely akin to the finches (7) |
| TOUCANS | Large South American birds with an enormous beak (7) |
| SCREAMER | South American bird with loud, harsh cry (8) |
| HOACTZIN | South American bird with bill covered in radioactive metal, mostly |
| RUDDYDUCK | North American bird with a brownish-red neck and upper body (5,4) |
| COCA | Tropical south american shrub that is source of illicit drug (4) |
| HAIRYWOODPECKER | North American bird with a long bill |
| SLOTHFUL | Like trees in tropical South American forests? |
| TAMARILLO | Tropical South American plant of the nightshade family also known as the tree tomato; Solanum betaceum (9) |
