| INERTIA | Resisting disturbance from the south, island on western part of UK (7) |
| FOVEAUX | Expanse of water that separates Stewart Island from the South Island (7,6) |
| ARABIAN | Article on a brain disturbance from the Middle East (7) |
| IDIOTIC | It's stupid to hold one to one from the south island to Washington (7) |
| STRAIT | Expanse of water that separates Stewart Island from the South Island (7,6) |
| ENDERBY | Island in the Auckland Islands archipelago, 460km south of the South Island (7) |
| DUNEDIN | Principal city of New Zealand's Otago region, in the southwest of the South Island (7) |
| BURNHAM | What is the name of the largest army base in the South Island? (7) |
| IRELAND | Europe's third largest island, just over half the size of the South Island (7) |
| PEGASUS | Area on the east coast of the South Island, formerly known as Cook's Mistake - w 43dn (7,3) |
| DEPOSIT | Part payment for the storehouse accommodating the South Island (7) |
| OTHELLO | On western edges of Torridon hills, eagle launches low over moor (7) |
| SAMURAI | A large painting, unfinished, in the South Island shows a warrior from an island much nearer China (7) |
| PROWESS | Expertise shown by one paid to work on Western and Eastern ship (7) |
| WIRETAP | Conduct surveillance on Western pair improperly acquiring film (7) |
| BRUNNER | Surveyor who explored the South Island's West Coast and has a lake, range of hills and township named after him (7) |
| POUNAMU | The South Island is also known as Te Wai ___ (7) |
| SIMPSON | Australia's fourth-largest desert, larger than the South Island (7) |
| ABUTTED | Touched on Western feature in commercial (7) |
| WARRANT | Justify time on western Scottish isle |
