| PAINTEDDESERT | Part of the high plateau in north-central Arizona (7,6) |
| BLUEMOUNTAINS | Plateau in south-east Australia, part of the Great Dividing Range (4,9) |
| PARAMO | High plateau in the Andes between the tree line and the permanent snow line (6) |
| MATOGROSSO | High plateau in south-west Brazil (4,6) |
| MESAVERDE | High plateau in southern Colorado (4,5) |
| MASSIFCENTRAL | Great mountainous plateau in southern France whose peaks include Puy de Sancy |
| KAROO | High plateau in South Africa |
| AHAGGAR | Name for a large plateau in the north centre of the Sahara, on the Tropic of Cancer, North Africa. Its height is above 3,000 feet (900 metres), culminating in Mount Tahat in southeastern Algeria. (7) |
| USTYURT | Plateau in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, lying between the Aral Sea and the Amu Darya river delta in the east and the Mangyshlak (Tupqarghan) Plateau and the Kara-Bogaz-Gol (Garabogazkol; an inlet of the |
| CHANCERY | Speculative, getting queen in part of the High Court (8) |
| SPORRAN | Pouch forming part of the High land dress (7) |
| PLAINSOFABRAHAM | Plateau in E Canada between the city of Quebec and the St Lawrence River; scene of an important British victory (1759) in the Seven Years' War (6,2,7) |
| ZEE | What's found in central Arizona? |
| TIBET | Major elevated plateau in Central Asia, north of the Himalayas (5) |
| VELDT | High - - - , plateau of 1,500m-plus altitude that can disadvantage teams playing in South Africa (5) |
| MESA | High plateau, as in southwestern USA (4) |
| LONGIS | Parts of the High Line? |
| ROOSEVELAM | Structure of central Arizona |
| VERDE | River in Central Arizona (5) |
| GILA | County in east-central Arizona |
