| SEAGIRT | As Australia is the main backblock? (7) |
| CABINET | What, in Australia, is the main executive organ of government (7) |
| MITCHELLSTARC | Bowler who returned figures of 6 for 9. playing in his 100th Test. as Australia skittled the West Indies for 27 earlier this month. the lowest Test total for 70 years (8.5) |
| PRIMEMINISTER | Leader of certain governments, such as Australia (5,8) |
| ASPERSE | A spree in South Australia is the reason for such slandering (7) |
| DAMPIER | William, English navigator and pirate after whom the - Archipelago in N.W. Australia is named (7) |
| LIAISON | Affair in Australia is ongoing (7) |
| LIAISES | Part of Australia is espousing talks (7) |
| ARGYLE | This mine in the Kimberley region of Western Australia is the largest producer of pink diamonds |
| GOTOTHECOUNTRY | Set a date for the polls to visit the backblocks (2,2,3,7) |
| BOONDOCKS | Blessing the waterfront and the backblocks (9) |
| NEVERNEVERLAND | Fly eternally over the backblocks (5-5,4) |
| POMOLOGIST | Its logo is adapted after Briton in Australia is revealed as Apple fan (10) |
| CHARLESTODD | Who was the Postmaster General for South Australia, is remembered in the name of a river in Alice Sp |
| NORFOLKISLAND | For which Pacific island, an external territory of Australia, is Burnt Pine the largest settlement? (7,6) |
| OZONE | Something in the air in Australia is smaller for neo-liberal (5) |
| IAMBUS | One doctor in Australia is good for the foot |
| LAMB | Meat of which Australia is among the largest producers |
| ASIA | From the South part of Australia is adjoining this land mass (4) |
| LIAISE | In Australia, is expected to act as intermediary (6) |