Across
- 2. The end of the Walls
- 4. On Sandgate Road and centre of the Hunter wetlands
- 7. Mining town far west NSW near South Australia
- 10. Town of the big Merino
- 12. Ngunnawal word "yarrh" or meaning "running water"
- 14. Western Plains Zoo
- 17. Blowhole tourist town
- 18. Aboriginal place name 'place of little birds'
- 19. Gateway to Canberra and the Snowy Mountains NSW
- 21. Zig Zag railway
- 24. Bluescope steelworks
- 25. Midway between Sydney and Adelaide
- 26. Also Hunter Valley gateway with gaol & art gallery
- 28. Country Music Festival town
- 29. Home of Central Coast Mariners FC
- 31. Between Valley Heights and Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains
- 32. Birthplace of Banjo Paterson. snowiest major city in Australia
- 34. Used to be called 'Surprise Town', was the Winn family property
- 35. Famous coloured mountains
- 36. Nan Tien Temple
Down
- 1. The 'Gong'
- 3. 'The Beginning' in Awabakal language
- 5. Aboriginal word meaning 'place of many rocks'
- 6. Largest NSW inland city on Murrumbidgee river
- 8. Bordertown on the Murray across from Wodonga
- 9. Gateway to the Hunter Valley and annual stomp festival
- 11. Home of Mt Panorama
- 13. Steel city – second most populous city in NSW
- 15. Black diamond district and coal mines
- 16. Saltwater lake twice as big as Sydney Harbour
- 20. Not the musical, suburb in Newcastle, great cafe in Beaumont St
- 22. Famous caves and near Lake Burrendong
- 23. Vibrant hub for water sports and outdoor activities
- 27. New England University
- 30. suburb of Newcastle named after Thomas Adams
- 31. Hunter Valley army camp, not about couples
- 33. On the Manning River