| YELLOWSTONE | First national park in the U.S., known for its wildlife and the Old Faithful geyser |
| THEGAMBIA | Country of West Africa, known for its wildlife and national parks (3,6) |
| YELLOWSTONENATIONALPARK | Location of the Old Faithful geyser |
| SOBRIETY | Drunkard eating cheese unknown? Not what he’s known for |
| ULYSSESSGRANT | President who established Yellowstone as the first national park in 1872: 3 wds. |
| BANFF | Alberta: Canada's first National Park in 1885 |
| GEYSER | The Greek has cross eyes like the 'old faithful' in Yellowstone |
| TDBANK | Financial institution with A.T.M.s known as "Green Machines" |
| EMPIRICAL | I stay calm on the pier realising it" |
| SERENGETI | A vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife (9) |
| ACADIA | National park in the U.S. state of Maine established in 1916 (6) |
| KEYLARGO | Island off the Florida coast that is home to the first marine park in the U.S. (3,5) |
| CAMARGUE | Marshy area in S. France known for its wildlife |
| HEN | - And Chicken Islands, uninhabited New Zealand island group known for its wildlife sanctuaries (3) |
| TEST | A chalk stream in Hampshire flowing through the Mottisfont estate, esteemed for its wildlife, trout fishing and watercress (4) |
| RAINIER | Mount ____, national park in the U.S. state of Washington (7) |
| BLUEBELLS | Forming carpets in woodlands in spring and protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, one of the UK's best-loved wild flowers (9) |
| KAIKOURA | South Island coastal town known for its wildlife (8) |
| TEXEL | Dutch island known for its wildlife (5) |
| PEAKDISTRICT | 6 and 13 Tourist area at the southern end of the Pennines; first national park of England and Wales |
