| GABRIELLE | Name of the cyclone that devastated parts of the North Island in February 2023 (9) |
| TRACY | What was the name of the cyclone that destroyed Darwin, Australia in 1974? (5) |
| PLUTOCRATIC | Led by the affluent, planet devastated parts of the Arctic (11) |
| SURREY | One of the home counties, site of Box Hill and parts of the North Downs (6) |
| SOMERSET | See storm devastated part of the west |
| NIAGARA | Vessel carrying millions in gold bullion that sank off the North Island in WWII after hitting a mine |
| BOLA | Cyclone which caused extensive damage when it hit the North Island in 1988 (4) |
| HAWKESBAY | Region on the east coast of the North Island (5'1,3) |
| BERINGSEA | Social worker screening calls by Australian in part of the North Pacific (6,3) |
| IOWASTATE | Home of the Cyclones |
| HAWKEBAY | Section of the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand stretching from the Mahia Peninsula in the northeast to Cape Kidnappers/Te Kauwae-a-Maui in the southwest |
| TAIHAPE | Gumboot Capital of the World, in the Rangitikei District of the North Island (7) |
| KERMADEC | Arc of islands in the South Pacific off the coast of the North Island (8) |
| BATHURST | The postponed next World Cross Country Championships are due to take place in February 2023 on the infield of this Australian city's Mount Panorama motor racing circuit |
| SPY | ___ balloon (type of flying object shot down by the U.S. in February, 2023) |
| KAURI | Coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae found in northern regions of the North Island (5) |
| RAOUL | Largest island in the Kermadecs group, 1100km NNE of the North Island (5) |
| BING | Search engine that added a new A.I.-powered chatbot in February, 2023 |
| THE | "Angela Bassett did ___ thing" (line from a viral rap performed by Ariana DeBose at the BAFTAs in February, 2023) |
| PINK | US singer-songwriter whose Trustfall topped the UK albums chart in February 2023 (4) |
