| TOOWOOMBA | City in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, nicknamed 'The Garden City' |
| NOOSA | Region of Queensland, Australia (5) |
| TATE | Rural town in Queensland's Western Downs Region (4) |
| TARA | Rural town in Queensland's Western Downs Region (4) |
| MIDWEST | 3-Down's region |
| RUHR | 44 Down's region |
| GEORGETOWN | Capital of Guyana, once known as 'the Garden City of the Caribbean' (10) |
| GREAT | Large ridge of coral off the coast of Queensland, Australia (5,7,4) |
| CORALREEF | Underwater ecosystem such as the world's largest off the coast of Queensland, Australia (5,4) |
| TOWNSVILLE | City on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia which houses James Cook University (10) |
| AGENCY | No dirt in the Garden City bureau (6) |
| LANDAUS | They may take one round part of Queensland, Australia |
| PRIMROSE | First name of one of the Larkin sisters in The Darling Buds of May; a pale yellow colour; or, a woodland flower (8) |
| FERRIS | Actress in The Darling Buds of May, Rosemary & Thyme and Call the Midwife as well as Matilda, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Tolkien (6) |
| LARKIN | Surname of the main family in The Darling Buds of May by H. E. Bates (6) |
| CAIRNS | City in Queensland, Australia, seen as the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef (6) |
| UDYAN | _____ Express: train connecting Mumbai to the garden city |
| EDEN | Ned goes back east to the garden city! |
| WELWYN | We left Welshman at the garden city (6) |
| LOIRE | ___ Valley (region nicknamed the "garden of France") |