| SHUSHED | Banks of South America that man had asked for silence (7) |
| ECUADOR | Republic of South America that includes the Pacific archipelago of the Galapagos Islands (7) |
| SERIEMA | Large, ground-dwelling bird of South America that might be redlegged or black-legged (7) |
| CACIQUE | Forest bird of South America that might be solitary or red-rumped (7) |
| PAMPERO | Strong cold wind of South America that blows north- east across the pampas from the Andes to the Atlantic (7) |
| TORCHED | Rubbish around front of cottage that man had burnt (7) |
| EXPOSED | Brought facts to light, once one had asked questions (7) |
| NEIGHED | Tyneside soldier upset that man had sounded like a nag? |
| PATAGONIA | Region of South America that lies primarily in southern Argentina and south east Chile (9) |
| YUCATAN | ____ Peninsula, projection of Central America that includes parts of Mexico and Belize (7) |
| COYPU | Large rodent of South America that looks like a beaver |
| JABIRU | Large stork of South America that feeds on fish, amphibians, eggs and carrion (6) |
| CURASSOW | Pheasant-like bird of South America that might be helmeted or wattled (8) |
| ANTTHRUSH | Insect-eating bird of South America that might be Mayan or cryptic (9) |
| ELECTRICEELS | Long fish of South America that kill their prey through shock from charges (8,4) |
| NIAGARA | River of NE North America that separates New York state from the province of Ontario, Canada (7) |
| TITI | Monkey of South America that might be Milton's, Hoffmann's or Prince Bernhard's (4) |
| ANACONDA | A non-venomous arboreal and semiaquatic snake of South America that kills its prey by constriction (8) |
| RAUCOUS | Precious type in church heading off to America - that sounds like a disturbance? (7) |
| ONTARIO | Great Lake in North America that contains the Thousand Islands archipelago (7) |
