| TASMANIAN | Citizen of an Australian state (35,042 sq miles; pop about 550,000 (9) |
| MALDIVES | Small country in the Indian Ocean (20 sq miles; pop about 550,000), a republic since 1968 (8) |
| BILLABONG | Branch of an Australian river formed by an overflow (9) |
| MACADAMIA | --- nut, the seed of an Australian tree with small, white flowers (9) |
| SOAPOPERA | Home And Away is an example of an Australian one (4,5) |
| BOODIERAT | Rare species of an Australian marsupial (6-3) |
| OILTANKER | Specialised bulk carrier, with the largest taking up to 550,000 metric tons of deadweight (3,6) |
| GREENLANDER | Citizen of an autonomous territory of Denmark (pop about 55,000) (11) |
| BANGLADESHI | Citizen of an Asian country (pop about 160 million), independent since 1971 (11) |
| TASMANIA | Took an exam about obsessional enthusiasm for an Australian state (8) |
| SAGA | Story of silver in an Australian state (4) |
| IOWA | What I owe an Australian state for taking me to an American one (4) |
| SPARTAN | Citizen of an ancient city in southern Greece (7) |
| RWANDAN | Carelessly drawn by a new citizen of an East African country (7) |
| TROJAN | Citizen of an ancient city in Greek mythology (6) |
| KUWAITIS | Citizens of an oil-producing nation at the northwestern end of the Gulf |
| VICTORIA | Queen whose name was given to numerous things including an English plum, a decoration for bravery, an Australian state and a sponge cake sandwiched with jam and cream (8) |
| DROWNVICTORIA | What major flooding may do to an Australian state? |
| TASMAN | Navigator, an Australian state is named after him |
| ODESSA | Does an Australian state move to a European port? |
