| AYERSROCK | Former name of a large monolith in the Northern Territory of Australia (5,4) |
| AYERS | ___ Rock, monolith in the Northern Territory of Australia (5) |
| ULURU | Large monolith in Australia's Northern Territory, formerly known as Ayers Rock (5) |
| GEM | Stone used in a large monolith |
| DARWIN | Capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia, start point of the Stuart Highway (6) |
| ALICE | Town in the Northern Territory of Australia, formerly known as Stuart (5,7) |
| SPRINGS | Town in the Northern Territory of Australia, formerly known as Stuart (5,7) |
| NONENTITY | A tiny one in the Northern Territory is of no importance |
| ELCAPITAN | *Yosemite monolith in the 2018 documentary "Free Solo" |
| ARNHEMLAND | A historical region of the Northern Territory of Australia (6,4) |
| NYASALAND | Any swimming medley will entertain northern territory of old (9) |
| BRECKNOCK | County of ___, former name of a mid-Wales county (9) |
| COTTESLOE | Former name of a theatre, on London's South Bank (9) |
| SWAZILAND | Former name of a landlocked African country, now known as Eswatini (9) |
| COCOSISLANDS | Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south-west of Java; a Territory of Australia (5,7) |
| RHINO | Shortened name of a large mammal of South East Asia and Africa, with one or two horns on its nose and a very thick skin (5) |
| PERSIA | Old name of a large country in the Middle East (636,160 sq miles; pop about 85 million (6) |
| NORFOLK | Name the external island territory of Australia, situated ENE of Sydney NSW (7) |
| CHRISTMASISLAND | Territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean, named in December 1643 (9,6) |
| HIPPO | Shortened name of a large mammal of tropical African rivers (5) |
