| ISTHMUS | Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, such as the - of Panama (7) |
| ALCAZAR | Moorish castle or palace in Spain such as the - of Segovia (7) |
| SQUARES | Public areas such as 4 and 9? (7) |
| BIRDMAN | Robert F. Stroud, U.S. convicted murdered, better known as "The ....... Of Alcatraz" (7) |
| BUTCHER | Klaus Barbie, known as the ... of Lyons for his crimes against humanity in WWII France, was finally brought to justice in 1983 |
| HEATHY | Comprising ling, gorse and bracken, habitats forming part of the natural landscape of areas such as the Quantock Hills or the New Forest (6) |
| BUSHCRAFT | Skill of living in wilderness areas, such as the Australian outback (9) |
| ISTHMI | Narrow necks of land connecting two larger bodies (6) |
| SWAMPS | Wetland areas such as the Everglades and the Niger Delta |
| SYNOD | Council of a church such as the - of Whitby in 664 |
| ENNEAD | Set of nine persons or things such as the - of Heliopolis in Egyptian mythology (6) |
| WETLANDS | Swampy areas such as the Everglades |
| MIMOSA | Common name of an Australian shrub in the acacia family that grows around the French Riviera in areas such as Tanneron and Sainte-Maxime (6) |
| BACKS | Dorsal bodily areas, such as those of humans said to be "up" when annoyed or those of cats that arch when angry or threatened (5) |
| BUSHTELEGRAPH | News network in remote areas, such as drums or smoke signals (4,9) |
| ICECAP | Covering of ice over a large area, such as the polar regions (6) |
| WHEEL | The Tibetan Buddhist Bhavacakra symbol is also known as the ... of Life |
| PORTS | Coastal areas such as Leith and Peterhead (5) |
| AREOLA | In anatomy, any small circular area, such as the pigmented ring around a nipple |
| MAID | Joan of Arc became known as the ... of Orleans |
