Complete Clue List
Across
1. Tuvalu generates income from ____ stamps via the country's Philatelic Bureau (7)
5. Dramatic art, such as "Au Ko Tuvalu", stage play about environmental refugees (U.K. spelling, 7)
9. The demarcation of the seashore, always a concern for Tuvaluans; also see 5D (9)
10. Tuvalu lies 1,295 km (804 mi) ____ of Kiribati in the 1D (compass dir., 5)
11. Tuvalu is the ____ smallest country in the world (ordinal number, 6)
12. Sporting? "Kilikiti", similar to cricket, is a traditional Tuvaluan sport (8)
14. 19th century boreholes on Funafuti investigated the formation of these marine structures (5,5)
16. Main part of a Tuvaluan outrigger canoe, made from a single log (4)
18. Flat and wide marine creatures, one shown on the Tuvaluan 2 Cents coin (1976-1985) (abbr., pl., 4)
19. Tuvaluans will need to do this if sea levels rise, though probably without enthusiasm (3,2,3,2)
22. The "C" in UNESCO; Tuvalu plans to build a digital replica to help preserve its ____ heritage (8)
23. Harm; tropical cyclones and storm surges have caused major ____ to low-lying islands of Tuvalu (6)
26. Agronomists' concerns; Tuvalu lacks a significant amount of these and those there are poor (5)
27. Positions; the stars on Tuvalu's flag represent the relative ____ of the country's nine islands (9)
28. Methods or arrangements; in Tuvalu, water needs are largely met by catchment ____ (7)
29. Colour of the field on the flag of Tuvalu (3,4)
Down
1. The world's largest ocean, with Tuvalu situated there, midway between Hawaii and Australia (7)
2. Major mix-up, militarily speaking (5)
3. Shrewdly, with acumen; the manner in which Tuvaluans are approaching potential future problems (8)
4. More than magnificent, a good descriptor for a visit to Tuvalu (4)
5. In 2023, Tuvalu's 9A was just ____ kilometres or fourteen point nine miles in length (6-4)
6. Without much trouble (6)
7. An international sovereign wealth investment established by the government: the Tuvalu ____ (5,4)
8. Principled (7)
13. Plants with edible parts; many are agricultural products in Tuvalu (10)
15. Payments for granting of rights, such as the use of Tuvalu's ".tv" Internet Top Level Domain (9)
17. NATTY LAN disrupted by Tuvaluan seaweeds, in a floating manner (anag., 8)
18. Throws the fishing line out again; seafood is an important protein source on Tuvalu (7)
20. Supervise; a role of Tuvalu's government in preparing for an uncertain future (7)
21. Tuvalu has never issued banknotes; the ____ dollar is used instead as legal tender (slang, abbr., 6)
24. Volcanic vestige; Funafuti is Tuvalu's largest ____ and home to the country's eponymous capital (5)
25. Doesn't just sit there; takes steps (in Tuvalu's case, to mitigate potential future problems) (4)