| GOLDENEAGLE | Large bird found in mountainous parts of the northern hemisphere (6,5) |
| EMMER | A variety of wheat grown in mountainous parts of Europe (5) |
| AUKS | Diving seabirds found in colder parts of the northern hemisphere |
| EMU | Large bird found in Australia |
| LIGURIANSEA | Part of the northern Mediterranean, between Corsica and the Italian Riviera |
| GEOFFROY | The one-word name for this French zoologist inspired the common name of a small cat, found in mountainous regions of South America. |
| SAFFRON | Crocus from which a food colouring used in local rice dishes is made, a wild member of the same family can be found in mountainous areas of Mallorca (7) |
| CORE | Big bird found in the east - right in the centre! (4) |
| NINEPINS | Gamers presumably expecting The Fall produced at home, entering the northeast mountainous parts of C |
| GAUR | A species of large, wild ox inhabiting some mountainous parts of India (4) |
| ARGALI | The largest wild sheep, found in mountainous areas of Asia (6) |
| BADAGA | Member of a people inhabiting mountainous parts of Namibia (6) |
| FEMUR | Bone from big bird found in middle of seafront (5) |
| NEPALI | Variety of alpine one found in mountainous region (6) |
| ROC | A big bird found in Morocco (3) |
| ERNE | Big bird found in a bigger nest (4) |
| RANGES | Most oranges are found in mountainous regions (6) |
| CHALET | Small house or cabin found in mountainous areas, especially Switzerland (6) |
| TAIN | Mountainous part of County of Ross (4) |
| THEALPS | Article on unusual pals in a mountainous part of Europe (3,4) |