| JUDELAW | Star of Cold Mountain and Closer (4,3) |
| JUDE | UK actor and star of Cold Mountain and Closer, ... Law |
| RENEE | Star of Cold Mountain and the Bridget Jones films, ___ Zellweger (5) |
| ADAS | Heroines of Cold Mountain and The Piano |
| NESBITT | Star of Cold Feet and Bloodlands. (7) |
| SNOWCAP | Small appearance at present on top of cold mountain (7) |
| MAGHREB | The region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia |
| OREGANO | Meaning "joy of the mountains" and related to marjoram, a fragrant herb carpeting parts of the landscape of rural Greece, used to flavour horiatiki with tomatoes, olives and feta (7) |
| CATALPA | Feline, Swiss mountain and a tree? (7) |
| ABSEILS | Descends mountain and starts to be so edgy amid troubles (7) |
| SNOWDON | Welsh mountain and nature reserve in Gwynedd, home to plants including the lily Gagea serotina (7) |
| ZELLWEGER | Texas-born actress whose films include Jerry Maguire, Cold Mountain and Judy (5.9) |
| LESOTHO | This scenic kingdom of tall mountains and narrow valleys is landlocked and surrounded by South Africa. (7) |
| MUSTSEE | Unmissable tops of mountains and tors surrounding American diocese |
| MAXIMUM | Saw tops of Ural Mountains and peak (7) |
| JAMES | ___ Nesbitt, star of Cold Feet or Norton star of Grantchester both of which have aired new series this year (5) |
| HAECKEL | Evolutionary scientist who documented his findings of the mountains and oceans in Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) (7) |
| VISTULA | Polish river rising in the Carpathian Mountains and flowing past Warsaw and Torun to the Baltic |
| CILICIA | Ancient region between Taurus Mountains and Mediterranean Sea (7) |
| PENNIES | Pole lost amongst the English mountains and English money (7) |
