| ATACAMA | Large desert in north central Chile (about 31,000 sq miles) (7) |
| ANTOFAGASTA | Port city in northern Chile, about 700 miles north of Santiago |
| DOVER | Major ferry port in the south of England (pop about 31,000) (5) |
| TOPAZ | El-Dorado ___ (31,000-carat gemstone) |
| SIMPSON | Which large desert is in the NT, Qld and SA (7) |
| MIDWEST | Wrongly wed in low visibility condition in North Central region of United States (7) |
| ORLEANS | Large city in north central France (7) |
| LETDOWN | Diamonds buried in eastern settlement by large desert (3,4) |
| CHABLIS | Town in north central France noted for whiteA Burgundy wines (7) |
| PRUSSIA | Former kingdom in north-central Europe (7) |
| DEFLECT | Bend large desert's around (7) |
| ARIZONA | RATING: *
A big ditch in a big desert. Big deal. |
| SAHARAN | Pertaining to a large desert |
| AMERICA | New World porcupines live in North, Central, and South ___; some examples are the Canadian porcupine, Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine, and Brazilian porcupine |
| MODESTO | City in north-central California |
| KNOSSUS | Ruined city in north central Crete, famed for its remains of the Minoan Bronze Age civilisation |
| EMPTY | Rub' al Khali, the large desert in the Arabian Peninsula, is also called The ... Quarter |
| GOBI | Large desert in Asia whose Chinese name is Shamo |
| KALAHARI | A large desert in Southern Africa (8) |
| ADDAX | Large antelope found in deserts in North Africa (5) |
