| NYASA | Also known as Lake Malawi, this Eastern Rift Valley lake was encountered by explorer David Livingstone in 1859 (5) |
| MAORI | Natives encountered by explorer James Cook |
| MALAWI | Rift Valley lake that forms a border between Mozambique, Tanzania and the nation that shares its nam |
| HANOI | In which Asian city is Hoan Kiem Lake, also known as Lake of the Restored Sword, where the Temple of the Jade Mountain is connected to the mainland by the red The Huc Bridge? (5) |
| KATITHANDA | What is the Aboriginal name for South Australia's vast salt lake, also known as Lake Eyre? (4,6) |
| GALILEE | Sea of ____, body of water in Israel also known as Lake Tiberias (7) |
| ISSYKKUL | Also known as Lake Ysyk, you can find it in Kyrgyzstan. |
| TURKANA | Lake ?, body of water in northwest Kenya formerly known as Lake Rudolf |
| LAKENYASA | Body of water in Central Africa at the southern end of the Great Rift Valley, also called Lake Malawi (4,5) |
| EYRE | At the lowest point in Australia, the rains of Queensland trickle through to flood, and occasionally fill, the body of water known as Lake ... |
| RENO | Nevada city once known as Lake's Crossing |
| BLANTYRE | Second most populous city of Malawi, named after the Scottish birthplace of explorer David Livingstone (8) |
| GAL | Georgia by lake was girl from America (3) |
| OPIATES | Dope obtained as a symbol held by explorer (7) |
| NAVIGATIONALAID | The astrolabe, as used by explorer Samuel de Champlain: 2 wds. |
| PALOLO | Marine worm found by explorer crossing a lake |
| KUSHNER | Rachel _, US writer whose novel Creation Lake was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize (7) |
| DORATHE | Words which when followed by Explorer gives me title of a children's cartoon (4,3) |
| SPICES | Aromatic products sought by explorers such as Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama |
| VERONICA | Born Constance Ockleman, the star of I Wanted Wings and The Blue Dahlia is far better remembered as ... Lake |
