Complete Clue List
Across
1. Renewable energy source; in 2020 Vanuatu launched its first community-run ____ micro-grid (5)
4. Inhabitants; Vanuatu's first ____ were Melanesian people (9)
9. Monetary; as a tax haven, in the 1970s Vanuatu attracted many banks and ____ centres (9)
10. Blow, as a volcano; Yasur (361m, 1,184') has exhibited continuous activity over recent centuries (5)
11. Vanuatu lies on a very active ____ plate boundary, the western convergent of the Pacific Plate (8)
14. Fronds; Vanuatu's flag has two crossed ____ of the "namele" coconut palm, as a token of peace (6)
15. Maturity? Adolescent boys in Vanuatu undergo coming-of-age rituals to initiate them into ____ (7)
16. Slangy denials, yups' opposites (4)
18. Hi-tech device providing video monitoring of remote 8D (6)
20. Sea cows found in the waters around Vanuatu (7)
21. In Vanuatu, logging of high-value ____ has resulted in increased soil erosion (6)
22. Extended family group or tribal unit (4)
23. Port Vila is Vanuatu's ____ city (7)
26. Religious message; from 1839, missionaries brought the Christian ____ to the islands of Vanuatu (6)
27. Body of water in the Pacific Ocean, lying between Vanuatu and 32A (5,3)
30. Gentle as ____ (1,4); despite its own flocks, Vanuatu imports sheep meat from New Zealand
31. Awareness, particularly about Vanuatu (9)
32. Neighbouring country whose northern parts lie 1,750 km (1,090 mi) to the west of Vanuatu (9)
33. Walter Lini (in office 1980-1991) was Vanuatu's first ____ Minister (5)
Down
1. Type of protection from the effects of 12D disasters (6,3)
2. CANAL mistake avoidable using this radar system for island flights (anag., 5)
3. Indiscriminate, hit-or-miss; like whether tropical cyclones will hit Vanuatuan islands (6)
4. Source; Vanuatu's islands are of volcanic ____ (6)
5. Extremist group; Tanna island's cargo ____ revered the U.K.'s late Prince Philip (4)
6. Comes before; historically the New Hebrides name ____ the Republic of Vanuatu (8)
7. Perhaps COVE QUAIL is ambiguous, like some historic Vanuatuan 9A scandals (anag., 9)
8. Vacation destinations (on Vanuatu) of particular interest to tourists (5)
12. Vanuatu is vulnerable to ____ disasters: tropical cyclones, volcanism, earthquakes and tsunamis (7)
13. In disarray; like some confrontations in Vanuatu's pre-independence "Coconut War" (1980) (7)
14. Maybe A GLOWER can help climb hills on Vanuatu's mostly mountainous islands (anag., 3,4)
17. Holidays spent living with local people, especially in different countries, including Vanuatu (9)
19. Chemical element #25; pre-1978, Vanuatu had a small ____ mining industry (9)
20. Month when the cyclone season begins in Vanuatu (8)
24. Japanese vehicle manufacturer (6); Japan is one of Vanuatu's trading partners
25. Vanuatu's national dish does not APPALL! Casserole wrapped in banana 14A, baked in an Uma (anag., 6)
26. Tropical fruit which grows in Vanuatu (5)
28. "Me too!" response to someone expressing a desire to visit Vanuatu (2,2,1)
29. Scandinavian drinking toast (4)