| GEELONG | Port in Victoria, Australia, on Corio Bay |
| LONSDALE | What is a street in Melbourne's CBD, a port in Victoria, a square in London, a quay in Vancouver and a "belt" is a British boxing prize? (8) |
| BALLARAT | City in Victoria, Australia, on Yarrowee River |
| MELBOURNE | (GKN) Capital of Victoria, Australia, on Port Phillip Bay at the mouth of the River Yarra (9) |
| BENDIGO | City in Victoria, Australia, founded in 1851 after the discovery of gold (7) |
| YARRA | River in Victoria, Australia, which flows westward to Melbourne (5) |
| BLUESTONE | Variety of basalt found in Victoria, Australia, used as a building stone (9) |
| ARTHUR | Port ---, former penal settlement in Australia on the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania (6) |
| NAOMIOSAKA | Tennis star who won her opening match at a tournament in Australia on Jan. 1, her first event since giving birth to a baby girl in July |
| OZONE | Invigorating air in Australia on eastern side of Adelaide (5) |
| WAGGAWAGGA | City in New South Wales, Australia, on the Murrumbidgee River |
| DECIMAL | Which currency commenced in Australia on 14th February 1966 (7) |
| TOWNSVILLE | Seaport in N.E. Queensland, Australia, on the Coral Sea (10) |
| AFTERSUN | Charlotte Wells film starring Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio |
| WATTLE | The acacia plant celebrated in Australia on the first day of Spring |
| SCHERZO | Brisk, lively movement of pop diva seen in South Australia on the way back (7) |
| PERTH | The capital of Western Australia, on the Swan River (5) |
| MESA | Take me to South Australia on a flat-top |
| OAF | Dunderhead received an Order of Australia on Friday the first (3) |
| CANBERRA | The capital city of Australia, on the Molonglo River (8) |
