| SPOTTEDCRAKE | Secretive wading bird, Porzana porzana, related to the water rail (7, 5) |
| CRAKE | The spotted ___, Porzana porzana, is a waterbird related to the water rail (5) |
| TRACK | Portable instrument which indicated the degree of smoothness of a locomotive and the rails (7. 5. 8) |
| HALLADE | And 20A and 8A Portable instrument which indicated the degree of smoothness of a locomotive and the rails (7. 5. 8) |
| RECORDER | Portable instrument which indicated the degree of smoothness of a locomotive and the rails (7. 5. 8) |
| RALLIDAE | Family of the water-rail genus of birds (8) |
| FROGBIT | Mini water lily-like plant related to the water soldier that floats on the surface of lakes or ponds (7) |
| RALLUS | Water-rail genus of birds (6) |
| COLLAREDDOVE | Flier, arrested, took to the water in America |
| SERIEMA | South American bird related to the cranes and rails (7) |
| REEDS | Plants affording habitat to bitterns and water rails, eg |
| BATHE | Night flier, male, to take to the water (5) |
| SWALLOWDIVE | A graceful plunge with the arms outspread until close to the water (7,4) |
| SWARM | A lot of insects took to the water to cross river (5) |
| STEPS | In this structure, the water is reached by descending a set of ___ to the water level. |
| TIDALLY | To start, I had all you begin with relating to the water current (7) |
| HAULAGE | The business of transporting goods by road or rail (7) |
| INVEIGH | Train given one hour on the outside rail (7) |
| BARRIER | Something that serves to bar passage, such as a fence or rail (7) |
| AIRLIFT | Emergency transport one foot under the electrified rail (7) |
