| BRAHMAPUTRA | River of Asia which flows for much of its length through the Himalayas and Assam (11) |
| GANGES | Trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh (6) |
| WYE | The fifth-longest river in the UK, forming part of the border between England and Wales for much of its length |
| EUPHRATES | River running roughly parallel with the Tigris for much of its length (9) |
| OCTET | Oingo Boingo, for much of its history |
| IMPALER | Does one put length through headless vampire twitching? |
| JUMNA | River in N. India which rises in the Himalayas and flows to join the Ganges just below Prayagraj (5) |
| LARGSBAY | Which coastal Adelaide suburb was once a port for international shipping, its historic jetty was damaged in a 1953 storm with only a third of its length replaced? (5,3) |
| PANDA | The red ___, nicknamed 'fire fox,' is a mammal found in the Himalayas and adjacent areas in East Asia |
| TIRICHMIR | The world's highest peak outside the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan (6,3) |
| YANGTZE | The longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea (7) |
| TLDR | Internet slang to convey text was ignored because of its length: Abbr. |
| FASTACTION | Describes e.g. fly rod bending 30 per cent of its length (*to fanatics) (4,6) |
| SKUA | Aggressive seabird of the genus Stercorarius, that gains much of its food by stealing it from other birds (4) |
| ROSS | James Clark ____ led an 1839-43 expedition which confirmed Antarctica’s existence and charted much of its coastline |
| INDUS | Its valley is between the Himalayas and Hindu Kush |
| REDPANDA | Endangered forest mammal of the Himalayas and China (3,5) |
| CIVET | Small catlike carnivore of Africa and Asia which secretes a musky fluid from its glands (5) |
| INDONESIA | Country in Asia which includes the islands of Sumatra and Java (9) |
| ASSYRIA | Ancient empire of West Asia which developed around the city of Ashur (7) |
