| Answer | Letters | Example Clue | |--------|---------|---------------| | | 6 | “Papua New Guinea volcano that erupted catastrophically in 1994” | | RUAPEHU | 7 | “NZ’s most active stratovolcano (7)” | | PÄHOEHOE | 8 (with diacritics) or PAHOEHOE | “Hawaiian basaltic lava with a smooth, ropy surface” | | AA | 2 | “Rough, jagged Hawaiian lava (2 letters)” | | LAHAR | 5 | “Volcanic mudflow – common in NZ’s Tongariro area” | | CALDERA | 7 | “Large volcanic crater, e.g., Lake Taupo” | | HUNGA TONGA | 11 (or 5,5) | “Volcano whose 2022 eruption caused a Pacific-wide tsunami” |
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TAUPO appears frequently because it’s a short, vowel-heavvy word referring to New Zealand’s most hazardous volcanic zone. | Answer | Letters | Example Clue |