| LAPLAND | Friend turned up to touch down in the far north (7) |
| HINTERLAND | Insinuator to touch down in the area behind the coast (10) |
| IRELAND | One about to touch down in European country (7) |
| LAPWING | Bird got in annexe after friend turned up (7) |
| SYLLABI | Friend's turned up with book I needed for exam documentation |
| 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) |
| ENDZONE | Jets might touch down in this area |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| SLAPDASH | Slovenly friend turned up drunk at the opening, breaking up the band (8) |
| DUBLIN | Nothing US friend turned up in the capital |
| LAPEL | The French friend turned up in a flap (5) |
| SLAPUP | Friends turned up with lots of good food to eat served in style (4-2) |
| FATIMA | Girl friend turned up from Greece, we hear |
| FATALLYWOUNDED | Being badly hurt, friend turned in - it was bound to happen (7,7) |
