| PLUTOCRATIC | Led by the affluent, planet devastated parts of the Arctic (11) |
| GABRIELLE | Name of the cyclone that devastated parts of the North Island in February 2023 (9) |
| IGLOO | Traditional home in parts of the Arctic |
| SOMERSET | See storm devastated part of the west |
| BEAUFORTSEA | Part of the Arctic Ocean off the north coast of North America (8,3) |
| OTTERBURN | Moonlit battle in 1388 in which the Scots led by the Earl of Douglas defeated the English led by brothers Harry Hotspur and Sir Ralph Percy (9) |
| UPMARKET | Relating to the affluent sector of the economy |
| BARENTSSEA | A part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Norway and Russia (7,3) |
| ORC | Any of a race of creatures led by the Great Goblin in The Hobbit (3) |
| GALBRAITH | J K -, economist whose books include The New Industrial State and The Affluent Society (9) |
| UPTOWNER | One from the affluent part of a city |
| BARENTS | The ... Sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean bounded by Norway, Russia, Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya |
| LAPTEVSEA | Part of the Arctic Ocean between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands (6,3) |
| GREENLANDSEA | Part of the Arctic Ocean north of Iceland |
| WELLTODO | Tell Wood about the affluent! (4-2-2) |
| EASYSTREET | Simple way in which the affluent live (4,6) |
| KENNETHGALBRAITH | John ...... , Canadian-American economist and diplomat who wrote The Affluent Society in 1958 (7,9) |
| NORTHPOLE | Part of the Arctic Ocean said to be home to Father Christmas (5,4) |
| SEA | A bears' nest reconstructed in part of the Arctic Ocean (7,3) |
| TUNDRA | Drive to spear fish in part of the Arctic (6) |
