| QUOLL | Carnivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea such as the Tiger - or Bronze - (5) |
| KOALA | Marsupial native to Australia (5) |
| BANDICOOT | A small, insect-eating marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea (9) |
| DEVIL | and 17ac, Carnivorous marsupial of a part of Australia whose large head has powerful jaws (9,5) |
| ALOHA | A Spaniard's welcome to return to Australia, and welcome in part of America (5) |
| SHUTE | Nevil, British writer who emigrated to Australia and is noted for his novel A Town Like Alice (5) |
| BLACKBIRD | They were taken to Australia and New Zealand in the 19th century. The female of this species makes a nest of plant stems, grass, twigs, and roots in the shape of a cup. In the New World, the name of t |
| KOOKABURRA | Kingfisher of the genus Dacelo, native to Australia and New Guinea (10) |
| ECHIDNA | Which spiny, ant-eating animal is native to Australia and New Guinea? (7) |
| REQUIEM | --- shark, any of 60 species in the family Carcharhinidae such as the tiger shark and spinner shark |
| KOALABEAR | Arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia (5,4) |
| KANGAROO | Marsupial indigenous to Australia and New Guinea (8) |
| DAWSON | Ronnie ...... , Ireland hooker who was captain of the 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand (6) |
| LORY | Small brightly-coloured parrot with a brushtipped tongue for feeding on nectar and pollen, native to Australia and SE Asia (4) |
| NEPHELIUM | Evergreen tree native to Australia and Asia which bears tropical fruit (9) |
| MONOTREME | Variety of mammal restricted to Australia and New Guinea (9) |
| ANTIPODEAN | Relating to Australia and New Zealand from a northern hemisphere perspective (10) |
| ANTIPODES | Posted in a different way to Australia and New Zealand (9) |
| COCKATOO | Parrot native to Australia and Indonesia (8) |
| OPOSSUM | Only marsupial native to the Americas |
