| NEWSOUTHWALES | State of SE Australia (3,5,5) |
| PORTJACKSON | Large inlet of the Pacific on the coast of SE Australia spanned by Sydney Harbour Bridge (4,7) |
| ANDHRAPRADESH | State of SE India whose capital is Hyderabad |
| DIAMONDBEETLE | Weevil found in southeast Australia with metallic green and black patterns (7,6) |
| GUANABARA | Former state of SE Brazil merged with the surrounding state of Rio de Janeiro in 1975 (9) |
| VICTORIA | State in SE Australia |
| TASMANIA | Island state off SE Australia |
| LACHLAN | River in SE Australia; main tributary of the Murrumbidgee |
| MINASGERAIS | State of SE Brazil north-west of Rio de Janeiro; capital, Belo Horizonte (5,6) |
| TABASCO | Estado (state) of SE Mexico bordered to the north by the Gulf of Mexico; capital, Villahermosa (7) |
| PRADESH | State of SE India on the Bay of Bengal; Hyderabad was made its capital in 1956 (6,7) |
| ANDHRA | State of SE India on the Bay of Bengal; Hyderabad was made its capital in 1956 (6,7) |
| ESPIRITO | State of SE Brazil; capital Vitoria (8,5) |
| ALABAMA | State of SE USA |
| YUCATAN | State of SE Mexico (7) |
| SANTO | State of SE Brazil; capital Vitoria (8,5) |
| TASMANSEA | Large arm of the South Pacific between SE Australia and NW New Zealand (6,3) |
| BEACH | Coastal suburb of Sydney, SE Australia, named from the Aboriginal word for 'surf' (5,5) |
| BONDI | Coastal suburb of Sydney, SE Australia, named from the Aboriginal word for 'surf' (5,5) |
| TAS | SE Australia island: abbr. |
