| STBERNARD | Large dog of Italy and Switzerland originally bred as a search and rescue animal (2,7) |
| FLARE | Aid for a search-and-rescue team |
| HIBERNATES | Around capitals of Italy and Switzerland, deeply dislikes winters (10) |
| LHASAAPSO | Small long-haired dog originally bred as a sentinel in Buddhist monasteries |
| STAGHOUND | Large dog of a breed used for hunting deer (9) |
| PAWPATROL | Animated team of search and rescue dogs pictured in box A (3,6) |
| COCKERSPANIEL | Medium-sized dog, originally bred as a gun dog (6,7) |
| FANNEDOUT | Dispersed. as a search party |
| SARGASSUM | Floating algae fumes interrupt search and rescue: an additional problem (9) |
| CORMORANT | CH-149 ___ (RCAF search & rescue helicopter); or, Large fish loving seabird |
| POODLE | From the German for "puddle hound" or "splash in water", an often highly pampered pooch, originally bred as a water dog for hunting (6) |
| SAINTBERNARD | Very large dog of a breed originally kept to rescue travellers in the Alps (5,7) |
| LAKEMAGGIORE | Large body of water on the south side of the Alps, shared between Italy and Switzerland (4,8) |
| COMMUNE | Smallest administrative unit in Belgium, France, Italy and Switzerland, governed by a mayor and council (7) |
| EMBARRASSED | Red-looking mares bred as a change (11) |
| BUDGERIGAR | Parakeet bred as a pet |
| ALPS | Mountain range that includes parts of France, Italy and Switzerland (4) |
| SAVOY | Historical territory now shared between France, Italy and Switzerland; Stockport's ___ Cinema, a luxury boutique cinema (5) |
| MATTERHORN | A mountain on the border between Italy and Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps (10) |
| ADOPT | Take in, as a rescue animal |
