| NATTERJACK | A European toad of sandy regions, with a greyishbrown body (10) |
| NATTERJACKS | European toads of sandy regions, with the male call audible over several kilometres (11) |
| REDPOLL | Type of finch with a greyishbrown plumage, red crown and pink breast (7) |
| CAMBERWELL | Butterfly of temperate regions with dark purple, yellowbordered wings (10,6) |
| THIRDWORLD | Underdeveloped regions with linguistics unit inspiring learner after degree (5,5) |
| OZONELAYER | Atmospheric region with a "hole" |
| NAPAVALLEY | California region with a Wine Train |
| SCORPION | Arachnid of warm dry regions with a long tail terminating in a venomous sting |
| CROCODILE | Large, carnivorous reptile of tropical and subtropical regions with a flattened body and tail (9) |
| DUNE | A sand ridge of a greyishbrown colour at one end |
| SOUTHDOWN | English breed of sheep with short wool and a greyishbrown face and legs (9) |
| IBIS | Wading bird of warm regions with a long, slender, down-curved bill |
| CURLEW | Large wading bird of northern and arctic regions with a long downward-curving bill (6) |
| SPOONBILL | Wading bird of warm regions with a long horizontally flattened bill (9) |
| GRAHAME | Author whose book The Wind in the Willows was adapted into Toad of Toad Hall by A. A. Milne and a series featuring the voices of David Jason, Michael Hordern and others (7) |
| AREAS | Regions with a bare aspect (5) |
| HALL | "Toad of Toad ___" (A.A. Milne) |
| TOADHALL | Toad Of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , A. A. Milne play (4,4) |
| KARAKUM | Great sandy region in Central Asia lying south of the Amu Darya river and occupying about 70 percent of the area of Turkmenistan. (7) |
| SEAHOLLY | European plant of sandy shores with blue flowers (3,5) |
