| COMERAINORSHINE | Cameroon is in her travels, whatever the circumstances |
| ALWAYS | Means to go on a lake, whatever the circumstances |
| WHETHER | - or no, whatever the circumstances (7) |
| SHINE | Micronesian hero at sea whatever the circumstances (4,4,2,5) |
| COMERAINOR | Micronesian hero at sea whatever the circumstances (4,4,2,5) |
| RAINORSHINE | Whatever the circumstances |
| SPHERE | The ball is in her grasp, her expert grasp (6) |
| STARK | Last name of the 20th-century British author of classic books about her travels in the Middle East and Afghanistan (5) |
| ERIN | The poet's Ireland is in her innermost thoughts (4) |
| DISINHERIT | Baghdad is in her itinerary with the interior being cut off (10) |
| KINGSLEY | Mary __, Victorian writer known for her travels in west Africa (8) |
| ALONE | Night, night: It's what an only child is in her bedroom after the goodnight kiss |
| HERBARIUM | Where Rosemary, for one, is in her element |
| TITANIUM | Fairy queen without a sign of doubt is in her element |
| RHINE | River is in her broadcast (5) |
| DERVLA | Irish writer known for her travels on a bicycle (6,6) |
| MURPHY | Irish writer known for her travels on a bicycle (6,6) |
| DAVID | Author of cookery-books inspired by her travels including those illustrated by John Minton called A Book of Mediterranean Food and French Country Cooking (5) |
| JOANNALUMLEY | Star also known for her travel shows (6,6) |
| CHALMERS | Presenter once noted for her travel shows, Judith _ (8) |
