| GRENDA | Part of Australia's 1984 Olympic champion pursuit team, Michael ..... (6) |
| CHRISTOPHERDEAN | Jayne Torvill's 1984 Olympic champion ice dancing partner (11,4) |
| POSSE | Sheriff's pursuit team |
| EDCLANCY | Cyclist in three victorious British Olympic team pursuit teams, 2008-2016 |
| PALIN | Travel documentary-maker who was one of the Monty Python team, Michael _ (5) |
| LEINSTER | Irish team Michael Cheika coached to rugby's European Cup 2009 (8) |
| BEAGLE | Upon which ship did Charles Darwin investigate part of Australia's coastline (6) |
| CRONIN | Name one of Australia's most profilic point-scoring Rugby League centres, Michael ... (6) |
| EMU | Part of Australia's coat of arms |
| MEARES | Ex-host of Australia's Next Top Model, Jodhi ... (6) |
| DARWIN | What is the capital of Australia's Northern Territory? (6) |
| ROONEY | Captain of Australia's 2006 Commonwealth Games swimming team, Giaan ... |
| HOBART | Capital of Australia's 'Apple lsle' state (6) |
| NORMAN | Name one of Australia's golf greats, Greg ... (6) |
| ISAIAH | Winner of Australia's The X Factor in 2016, ------ Firebrace (6) |
| DESERT | Around 18% of Australia's land mass comes under this classification (6) |
| ARNHEMLAND | Part of Australia's Northern Territory, an aboriginal reserve since 1931 |
| TIKI | Island group that is part of Australia's Northern Territory |
| GOLDEN | The insect Synemon plana, one of Australia's most endangered insect species due to the loss of its habitat |
| TOPEND | Colloquially, both "expensive" and the northernmost area of Australia's Northern Territory |