| NOZZLE | Spout "Australia's surrounded by New Zealand, Luxembourg and Spain" (6) |
| INSITU | Is upset surrounded by new unit in original place (2,4) |
| HIJACK | A 2001 proposal for an annual North v South match was rubbished as a "- - - attempt" by New Zealand (6) |
| RABBIT | White animal featured in the title of a 1964 instrumental hit by New Zealand guitarist Peter Posa (6) |
| ONEDAY | 2007 song by New Zealand band Opshop (3,3) |
| GANDER | Butcher's in Luxembourg and Eritrea (6) |
| LUNACY | Woman in Luxembourg and Cyprus has mad quality (6) |
| KIAORA | Traditional Maori greeting, adopted by New Zealand English, that literally means 'be well' (3,3) |
| THEBONEPEOPLE | Booker Prize-winning novel by New Zealand writer Keri Hulme, published 1984 (3,4,6) |
| NATHANRIGGS | Doctor on "Grey's Anatomy" played by New Zealand actor Martin Henderson: 2 wds. |
| HAKA | Maori war dance, often performed by New Zealand sports teams (4) |
| TASER | Weapon used by New Zealand police since 2006 (5) |
| ZAYIN | OT character, certainly one accepted by New Zealand, on the Mount? |
| NINE | Number of tries scored by New Zealand against Canada in Oita (4) |
| PACIFIER | Name temporarily taken by New Zealand band Shihad from 2002-2004 (8) |
| SAMOA | Island nation once colonized by New Zealand |
| CHEQUES | What payment method was phased out by New Zealand banks in 2021? (8) |
| ROSSDEPENDENCY | Sector of Antarctica claimed by New Zealand since 1923 (4,10) |
| PONZI | Con artist Charles set back work by New Zealand institute (5) |
| BENELUX | Customs union implemented by Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in 1948 (7) |
