STEVE HELY, THE WONDER TRAIL — Australians respect nothing except the epic and ridiculous, because that is the nature of the native animals of their homeland. Wherever you go in the world, you will find Australians being preposterous. I love them.
| A. | Wanderer in Oz | SWAGMAN |
| B. | Actress in "Mad Max: Fury Road" | THERON |
| C. | Life-support system? | ECOSPHERE |
| D. | Having good morals | VIRTUOUS |
| E. | Quintessence | EPITOME |
| F. | Stereotypes of the '60s | HIPPIES |
| G. | Spiny, toothless, burrowing monotremes | ECHIDNAS |
| H. | Pass over (2 wds.) | LEAVEOUT |
| I. | Miss (2 wds.) | YOUNGLADY |
| J. | Speculator | THEORIST |
| K. | Render incapable of taking action | HANDCUFF |
| L. | No longer with us | EXTINCT |
| M. | Cousins of kangaroos | WALLABIES |
| N. | In a precarious position (3 wds.) | ONTHINICE |
| O. | Endangered denizens of eucalypt forests | NUMBATS |
| P. | Bum, can, booty | DERRIERE |
| Q. | Creative force in an organism that is responsible for growth and change, from French (2 wds.) | ELANVITAL |
| R. | Gave a loud warning | ROARED |
| S. | Residence in a row | TOWNHOUSE |
| T. | Cassowary or emu | RATITE |
| U. | D'Artagnan companion | ATHOS |
| V. | Notoriety (2 wds.) | ILLREPUTE |
| W. | One of the planet's oldest living vertebrates | LUNGFISH |