| POMPEII | Ancient city buried under ash by the eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius (7) |
| LAHAR | Name for a mudflow of volcanic material. It often results from heavy rain on loose ash material, the mixing of debris with river water, or the flooding of ash by snow or ice melted by an eruption. (5) |
| HERCULANEUM | Old city buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius |
| BESIEGE | Pester daughter to get out of nearby Georgia (7) |
| ARSENAL | Stock from middle of nearby aisle's overturned (7) |
| MANAGUA | Maverick Guatemalan let out of nearby capital (7) |
| LEAFLET | Tract of nearby pasture left out (7) |
| PLINY | ___ the Elder, Roman nobleman, scientist and historian killed by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD79 |
| ADENOMA | Growth linking Yemen's port to most of nearby country |
| VESUVIUS | The eruption of this volcano in 79 CE buried the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and lapilli and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow. (8) |
| TYPHUS | Dangerous fever marked by the eruption of red spots (6) |
| URBAN | The ___ development of nearby towns, shopping centres on water's edge, pollution and boats in the estuary is threatening the survival of the Knysna seahorses |
| DRUSILLA | Daughter of Herod Agrippa who perished in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 (8) |
| ELDER | Pliny the ___ (Roman naturalist who died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius) |
| PANORAMA | Which small suburb in the southern foothills of Adelaide was originally named Spring Hill until the people of nearby Springfield complained the names were too similar? (8) |
| KRAKATOA | The eruption of which island produced one of the loudest noises in history? (8) |
| ASH | The eruption of Mount St. Helens released 520 million tons of it |
| TITUS | Roman emperor during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius |
| PLINYTHEELDER | "Naturalis Historia" writer killed during the eruption of Vesuvius |
| OUTBURST | But tours were disrupted by the eruption (8) |
