| TREEKANGAROO | An arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia (4,8) |
| PHALANGER | Arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and Australia |
| KOALA | An arboreal marsupial of Australia that feeds on eucalyptus leaves (5) |
| BISMARCKSEA | Arm of the SW Pacific Ocean within the nation of Papua New Guinea, north-east of New Guinea and north of New Britain (8,3) |
| TORRESSTRAIT | It's between Papua New Guinea and Australia |
| CUSCUS | Arboreal marsupial of Papua and tropical Queensland (6) |
| ZONE | Area of Eastern and Northern Australia looking up |
| SOUTHERNCROSS | Constellation depicted on the flags of Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa (8,5) |
| CORALSEA | The southwest arm of the Pacific, between Australia, New Guinea and Vanuatu (5,3) |
| POSSUM | Tree-dwelling marsupial of northern Australia and New Guinea (6) |
| TUAN | Arboreal marsupial of Australia |
| OPOSSUM | Mainly arboreal marsupial of the Americas (7) |
| BAOBAB | Tree found in Africa and northern Australia (6) |
| SALTWATER | ____ crocodile, large type found in southeast Asia and northern Australia (9) |
| LORIKEET | Small parrot native to New Guinea and Australia (8) |
| CORAL | The --- Sea is between Australia, New Guinea and Vanuatu (5) |
| TORRES | --- Strait, channel between New Guinea and Australia |
| MOLUCCAS | Group of islands in the Malay Archipelago between New Guinea and Sulawesi (8) |
| CASSOWARY | A large flightless bird with a head 'casque', inhabiting forests in North East Australia, New Guinea and adjacent islands (9) |
| YAM | The ___ festival celebrated in Ghana, Papua New Guinea, and Nigeria is named for a starchy tuber, which is a staple crop of the region |
