| ALDAHNA | Name for the great arc of reddish sandy desert in central Saudi Arabia, extending southward from the northeastern edge of the desert Al-NafA«d to the northwestern borders of 2 Down. (2,5) |
| HONIARA | City in Oceania stretches from the middle of the Rhone to Central Saudi Arabia (7) |
| PENNINES | Major upland mass in northern England extending southward from Northumberland to Derbyshire (8) |
| TAKLAMAKAN | Desert of Central Asia and one of the largest sandy deserts in the world, occupying the central part of the Tarim Basin in the Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. (5,5) |
| LIAODONG | Large peninsula of NE China extending southwards into the Yellow Sea between the gulf of Bo Hai and Korea Bay (8) |
| APPIAN | What (___ Way) was once the principal road southward from Rome? (6) |
| NAMIB | A cool coastal desert extending for 1,200 miles (1,900 km) along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Angola southward across Namibia to the Western Cape province of South Africa. |
| OASIS | From "dwelling place", a fruitful or green area in a sandy desert; or, a sanctuary/place of sustenance in the midst of bustle, difficulty or gloom (5) |
| JAGUAR | Also known as "el tigre" or "tigre americano," this animal is the largest New World member of the cat family. It was once found from the U.S.-Mexican border southward to Patagonia, Argentina. |
| SIMPSON | Name of desert in Central Australia (7) |
| ARABIA | Site of the Great Sandy Desert |
| EMU | Big bird that lives in the Great Sandy Desert |
| RIGESTAN | Arid plateau region in southwestern Afghanistan largely made up of a sandy desert with ridges and small, isolated hills of red sand. (8) |
| WOLF | This large canine once ranged over all of North America from Alaska and Arctic Canada southward to central Mexico and throughout much of Eurasia. |
| OCELOT | A medium-sized spotted cat found in lowland areas of the Americas from Texas southward to northern Argentina. Its short, smooth fur is patterned with elongated, black-edged chain-like bands. |
| NYASA | Lake ---, southward extension of the Great Rift Valley also called Lake Malawi (5) |
| CAROTENE | Any of a number of reddish-yellow pigments found largely in fruit and vegetables (8) |
| KERMADEC | Arc of islands in the South Pacific off the coast of the North Island (8) |
| LOCK | The full extent of the turning arc of the front wheels of a motor vehicle (4) |
| BONXIE | Another name for the great skua |
