| VAIR | The winter coat or fur of a red squirrel, represented heraldically by rows of interlocking blue-and-white bells or shields (4) |
| FLUFF | Wool or cotton fuzz; downy feathers of a chick or fur of a young animal; a blooper made by an actor when delivering lines; or, a misplayed golf stroke (5) |
| AMPHITHEATRE | A large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upwards, used in ancient Greece or Rome for plays |
| ERMINE | Stoat in its white winter coat, or its fur (or imitation) with black markings used for ceremonial or royal robes (6) |
| CACHE | Start to chase a red squirrel away |
| SHEDS | Loses the winter coat |
| FRANK | Force shown by row of soldiers standing side by side is to the point (5) |
| TESTIFIER | Witness determined to stand up if concealed by row of seats |
| NUTRIA | The skin or fur of the coypu (6) |
| COAT | Hair or fur of an animal (4) |
| BONNET | Be it blue, for Easter, heraldically velvety, tied under the chin, Tudor or worn by a girl, lady, laird or maid, it's a beret, cap, hat or tam, named for the cloth from which it was first made (6) |
| KNIT | A fabric or garment made by means of interlocking loops of wool with long needles or a machine (4) |
| SILVER | Element known heraldically or poetically as argent; or, coins, cutlery or a medal made of said metal (6) |
| FLUE | Light fluff of an unswept place; soft down or fur; a duct or vent for gasses or smoke; a small chimney; an organ-pipe; or, dialect for a fishing net (4) |
| TROSSACHS | Loch Lomond and the -; wooded glen and national park, home to ospreys, pine martens, red squirrels and black grouse, setting of Rob Roy (9) |
| LEGO | Meaning "play well", a construction toy consisting of a set of interlocking coloured bricks and minifigures (4) |
| ASTRAKHAN | The fur of a newly born Karakul sheep, especially when used for hats or coats in Russia |
| BURR | Prickly seedcase often sticking to woollens or dogs; US vice-president who killed his rival in a duel; or, a type of interlocking puzzle (4) |
| CROCHETER | Word for a handicrafter who creates decorative textiles and other pieces by means of interlocking loops of yarn with an elongated hook (9) |
| TUFTY | Red squirrel used in UK children's road safety campaigns from the 1950s to the 1990s (5) |
