| LAPLAND | Friend returns to touch down in the far north (7) |
| HINTERLAND | Insinuator to touch down in the area behind the coast (10) |
| LAPDOG | Friend returns to do good for devoted follower |
| LAP | Friend returns to drink (3) |
| IRELAND | One about to touch down in European country (7) |
| KAITAIA | Town in the Far North District, at the base of the Aupouri Peninsula (7) |
| ARCHAIC | In the far north, Helena is gutted to replace head teacher in old school |
| ORLANDO | Ducks carrying rook touch down in US city (7) |
| LAPTOPS | Friend returns covers for computers (7) |
| ENDZONE | Jets might touch down in this area |
| ETA | Greek letter due to touch down in detail (1,1,1) |
| ISLAND | Is to touch down in Tasmania, for example (6) |
| MARYLAND | Joseph's partner to touch down in US state (8) |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | Former PM, Brown, to touch down in a county bordering Scotland (14) |
| HYPERBOREA | In ancient Greek mythology, the name of this place (and its inhabitants) refers to Boreas, the north wind, and their home was placed in a paradisal region in the far north, "beyond the north wind." (1 |
| FLOWCOUNTRY | The most extensive blanket bog in the world, found in the far north of Scotland (4,7) |
| WICK | Town in the far north of the Scottish mainland, home to the world's shortest street (4) |
| GREENLANDER | Inexperienced person coming down to earth in the far north? (11) |
| SWAZILAND | Extreme characters in Westminster touch down in African state, once |
| CLEVELAND | Said to dissect touch down in American city (9) |
