| BRAEBURN | Apple originating in New Zealand (8) |
| GALA | 'Royal - - - -', crisp, sweet eating apple originating in New Zealand (4) |
| MANUKA | Type of honey originating in New Zealand |
| FUJI | Variety of apple originating from Japan (4) |
| SALSA | Social dance with a Latin American influence, originating in New York in the mid 1970s (5) |
| JAZZ | Style of music originating in New Orleans (4) |
| DIXIELAND | Jazz originating in New Orleans (9) |
| MAINECOON | Breed known as "The Gentle Giant", originating in New England |
| BLACK | Popular dance of the 1920s originating in New Orleans (5,6) |
| TINPANALLEY | Colloquial term for the world of composers and publishers of popular music, originating in New York (3,3,5) |
| BOTTOM | Popular dance of the 1920s originating in New Orleans (5,6) |
| STINGER | Cocktail of brandy (usually Cognac) and creme de menthe originating in New York City c. 1890 (7) |
| HAMILTON | Town in S. Lanarkshire and city in New Zealand (8) |
| PAKISTAN | Country with their lowest T20 total in New Zealand, 91 all out, in a match where Kyle Jamieson wreaked havoc with his bowling. (8) |
| AUCKLAND | Seabird circling cold region somewhere in New Zealand (8) |
| WAITANGI | -- Day, February 6 in New Zealand (8) |
| PENZANCE | Town in New Zealand, one flooded with cash (8) |
| TEKANAWA | Kiri ---, operatic soprano born in New Zealand in 1944 |
| DECEMBER | The first month of summer in New Zealand (8) |
| HAEREMAI | Here I am, after travelling, receiving a greeting in New Zealand (8) |
