| NERC | An environmental research body (abbrev.) - in inner city (4) |
| LIMO | Posh car (abbrev.) - in Plynlimon (4) |
| UEFA | European football body, abbrev (4) |
| IONA | Small island in Inner Hebrides near Mull (4) |
| ULAN | ___ Hot (city in Inner Mongolia) |
| JURA | Island northeast of Islay in Inner Hebrides (4) |
| ARAL | ___ Sea (once massive Asian body of water that has become an environmental cautionary tale) |
| CANE | South American amphibian introduced into Australia and now an environmental pest, ... toad |
| EDNA | Pool of genetic material that can be collected from an environmental sample, for short |
| ACIDRAIN | Something consuming resources in Jersey, possibly an environmental problem (4,4) |
| BTO | UK bird research charity (abbrev.) - in superb town (3) |
| THINKTANK | Challenger possibly going after poor, ultimately weak research body (5,4) |
| GAR | Pike-like marine fish (abbrev.) - in Niagara! (3) |
| ANTARCTIC | British ___ Survey, polar research body (9) |
| BARBS | Leaders of British archaeological research body support digs (5) |
| CSIRO | Australian scientific research body (inits) |
| MCC | English cricket body, abbrev (3) |
| ARL | Football code's national body, abbrev (3) |
| RFL | English rugby league's governing body, abbrev (3) |
| IOC | Olympics governing body, abbrev (3) |
