| TENDONS | The clicking sound reindeers make when walking is due to their ___ slipping over the foot bone. |
| ANKLEDEEP | Shallow, just over the feet (5-4) |
| WINGS | Due to their tiny size, the toucan's ___ are used to help them glide short distances, they prefer to hop tree to tree rather than fly |
| TARSI | Sailor is backed to exhibit those foot bones to which the leg is articulated (5) |
| SHREWS | These small mammals are often incorrectly thought to be rodents due to their similarity in appearance to mice |
| EGGS | Common shelled breakfast ingredients categorized by the USDA as "meats" due to their high protein co |
| SECONDBANANANUTBREAD | What the baker had to make when the first loaf turned out awful? |
| SPLATS | Central wooden supports of chair backs; or, a slang word for asterisks, thought to be due to their apparent resemblance of squashed bugs (6) |
| GRASSHOPPERS | Crickets are frequently mistaken for ___ due to their similar body form and leaping hind legs. |
| LESFLEURSDUMAL | Volume of poetry by Baudelaire -on publication in 1857, six poems were censored due to their immorality (3,6,2,3) |
| GREATDANES | Finds fantastic parent occasionally intense - they look quite intimidating, due to their size |
| ENG | Person who was probably pushed out of Boeing due to their knowledge of science and how flights work (abbr.) |
| SNOB | Pejorative term for a person who feels superior due to their social class (4) |
| ADAMANTINE | Very hard old gaoler opposed to one slipping over |
| RELICT | Top of chimney grabbed by roof worker slipping over, one's survived (6) |
| METRONOME | Mechanical device which indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music by producing a clicking sound (9) |
| TARSAL | Pertaining to a foot bone |
| THIRSTFOLLOWED | Added on social media due to their hotness |
| STAGGERING | Having trouble walking is astounding (10) |
| GATE | They say a particular manner of walking is a means of access |
