| SITKA | ___ Spruce, evergreen tree named after a former capital of the Department of Alaska and District of |
| PALM | Sailmaker's equivalent of a tailor's thimble; or, a tree named after the inner surface of the hand due to said plant's leaves being placed in victors' hands in ancient Rome (4) |
| BEAUFORTSEA | Part of the Arctic Ocean lying north of Alaska and northwest of Canada (8,3) |
| PASTO | A city in southern Colombia; capital of the department of Narino (5) |
| KASHMIR | A small, white-berried Sorbus tree named after region of Indian subcontintent (7) |
| KODIAK | The ... bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, inhabits the west coast of Alaska and neighbouring islands (6) |
| ANNECY | Capital of the department of Haute-Savoie (6) |
| INUITS | What are the indigenous peoples of Alaska and northern Canada known as (6) |
| ASHWEDNESDAY | Tree named after god of victory? Time to give up! (3,9) |
| RYEDALE | Miniature railway and district of North Yorkshire (7) |
| SATSUMA | Citrus tree named after an old Japanese province (7) |
| HOKUSAI | Cherry tree named after 18th-19th- century Japanese artist (7) |
| POULTRY | Pole tree named after birds (7) |
| MACADAMIA | Australian tree named after Scottish chemist (9) |
| IGLOO | Traditional dwelling in parts of Alaska and Canada |
| PALIN | Governor of Alaska and 2008 US Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah ... |
| USMAP | Chart often with insets of Alaska and Hawaii |
| INSETS | Maps of Alaska and Hawaii, often |
| YUKO | 1,980-mile river of Alaska and Canada |
| MOUNTAINOUS | Like much of Alaska and Colorado |