| MARUIA | Site of a "luxury geothermal experience" in the Southern Alps (6) |
| ULTIMO | Term meaning 'in or of the month before the present one'; also the name of a luxury bespoke kitchen supplier in Wilmslow (6) |
| ONRUSH | The flow of petals from the Southern Alps (6) |
| CRUISE | An "everything found" experience in the main for Tom (6) |
| GEYSER | Geothermal eruption - Pohutu is the largest one in Rotorua |
| DART | River which rises in the Southern Alps and flows into the northern end of Lake Wakatipu (4) |
| LAGOON | Blue -; geothermal spa in Iceland (6) |
| ARTHURS | National Pass in the Southern Alps (7,4) |
| PASS | National Pass in the Southern Alps (7,4) |
| TAHR | What goat-like mammal lives in the Southern Alps? (4) |
| LEWIS | ... Pass, mountain route in the Southern Alps (5) |
| SPRINGS | Thermal resort in a valley below the Southern Alps, Hanmer ... |
| LEWISPASS | Route through the Southern Alps (5,4) |
| GLACIER | Slow-moving mass of ice seen in Greenland and in New Zealand's Southern Alps |
| KNOWHOW | Experience, in the audience, the absence of an Indian's salute (4-3) |
| HEAT | Geothermal energy is a form of energy conversion in which ____ energy from within the Earth is captured and harnessed for the use of humans (4) |
| STAGECRAFT | Skill or experience in the technicalities of the theatre, including lighting, make-up and sound (10) |
| SCREENTEST | Trying experience in the cinema? (6,4) |
| MITCHELL | Percussionist best known for his work with the Jimi Hendrix Experience in the 1960s. (8) |
| RAW | Having no experience in the return of hostilities (3) |
