| FLOODPLAIN | Bad place to live when the river rises |
| BED | Restful place to live when the world ends (3) |
| RICE | Something to eat when the river is frozen? |
| STUDIOFLAT | Where to live when making records in poor pitch (6,4) |
| KEKEPALMER | "Hope" star who, after a years-long campaign by her fans, will finally be hosting "Saturday Night Live" when the show returns from hiatus on Dec. 3. |
| NOVA | Star seen when the river's rising |
| STEED | The way the river rises to the mount (5) |
| CANADIAN | The --- River rises in New Mexico and flows to the Arkansas River in Oklahoma (8) |
| INDUS | The river rises in Tibet and flows to the Arabian Sea |
| SNOWY | The River rises in New South Wales, Australia and flows into the Tasman Sea near the town of Orbost, Victoria (5) |
| YACHT | Something that floats, as the river rises around a companion (5) |
| BEGA | Which New South Wales river rises in the Great Dividing Range and flows east to the sea at Tathra? (4) |
| SARAGILBERT | The Conners actress who hosted Saturday Night Live when she was 18 years old: 2 wds. |
| ALAS | "___ who shall live when God doeth this!" (Num 23:24) |
| BEDRAGGLED | Live, when hauled out of lake, muddy and dripping |
| EASYSTREET | Where you live when you've made it (4,6) |
| GROVE | Some trees almost grow and live when 51 are lost (5) |
| DNIEPER | What river rises west of Moscow and flows 2200km to the Black Sea? (7) |
| IRTYSH | Which river rises in northern China, flows westwards into Kazakhstan, then joins the River Ob in Russia? (6) |
| MCARTHUR | Which river rises in the Barkly Tableland and flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria? (8) |
