| KAGU | The bird Rhynochetos jubatus, endemic to the dense mountain forests of New Caledonia |
| GAUR | Largest of the wild cattle, it has curving horns and lives in the mountain forests of Asia (4) |
| REDPANDAS | Small mammals with ringed tails resembling raccoons, of the mountain forests of South Asia (3,6) |
| REDPANDA | Small mammal with a ringed tail, inhabiting mountain forests of South Asia (3,5) |
| NOUMEA | Capital of the French overseas territory of New Caledonia, founded as Port-de-France in 1854 (6) |
| POSIDONIA | Seagrass endemic to the Mediterranean, known as the "lungs of the sea" because of its ability to absorb carbon, it is a particular feature around the coast of Mallorca where conservation and replantin |
| KAGUS | Objectively we must trail a thousand silver birds of New Caledonia |
| DODO | Flightless bird endemic to the island of Mauritius, extinct since the 17th Century (4) |
| MACADAMIA | Nutritious nut, high in monounsaturated fats, that's native to Australia, Indonesia and New Caledonia |
| MELANESIA | Pacific area which includes New Caledonia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea |
| LOYALTY | The -- Islands in New Caledonia include Mare and Uvea (7) |
| NENE | Species of bird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (4) |
| ELEGANTTIT | Songbird of the family Paridae, endemic to the Philippines (7,3) |
| OKAPI | Giraffe-like mammal endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5) |
| PROBOSCISMONKEY | Nasalis larvatus, endemic to the lowland and mangrove forests of Borneo (9,6) |
| NUCLEUS | Meaning "little nut", a kernel; the solid centre of a comet's head; or, the dense core of an atom (7) |
| PANDAS | Bear-like mammals native to certain mountain forests in China (6) |
| FRANCE | New Caledonia is a territory of it |
| SHETLAND | Yell here: "Guy replaced firm in New Caledonia!" (8) |
| BANDICOOT | Omnivorous marsupial endemic to the Australia-New Guinea region (9) |
