| ASPHYXIA | Lack of air sounded a difficulty where highest peaks are |
| HIGHPOINTS | Peaks are the best bits (4,6) |
| KILIMANJARO | The snows of this African peak are threatened by rising temperatures |
| CHOKES | Caused to have difficulty breathing because of a lack of air (6) |
| WEATHERTHESTORM | Come safely through a period of difficulty where thermostat fluctuated (7,3,5) |
| SUSPIRATION | On the outskirts of Suffolk, publication gets lack of air (11) |
| SUFFOCATION | On the outskirts of Suffolk, publication gets lack of air (11) |
| ALASKA | Home of 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the U.S. |
| SVELTE | Elegant relative's troubled by lack of air |
| SUFFOCATE | Wildly cause toff to die through lack of air (9) |
| HOTOFFSPRING | Kids nagging parents about lack of air conditioning? |
| FRAG | Kill strawberries with lack of air |
| NEPAL | Country between China and India with the capital Kathmandu, site of eight out of the 10 highest peaks in the world (5) |
| AURES | This mountain range is part of the Atlas Mountains in northeastern Algeria, fronted by rugged cliffs in the north. Its highest peaks, which are snowcapped during winter, include Mount Chelia and Mount |
| HIMALAYAS | Mountain system, home to nine of the 10 highest peaks on Earth (9) |
| ASIA | Home to 188 of Earth's highest peaks, the largest, most populous continent (4) |
| TAOS | County with 17 of New Mexico's 25 highest peaks |
| UPATREE | In great difficulty, where the cat got stuck (2,1,4) |
| INAJAM | Having difficulty where to find conserved strawberries, say (2,1,3) |
| IMPAIR | Without leaders, walk with difficulty where animal lives and do damage |
