| KERATIN | What fibrous protein occurs in hair, nails, feathers and hooves? (7) |
| ASBESTOS | The Romans made wicks and cremation cloths from what fibrous mineral? (8) |
| ROOKS | These birds resemble the carrion crow in size (45 cm [18 inches]) and in black coloration, but the adult usually has shaggy thigh feathers and has bare white skin at the base of its sharp bill. In Mac |
| RHINO | Richardson drops cards for beastly type with horn and hooves (5) |
| DEER | Ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves (4) |
| ANTELOPE | Type of animal with horns and hooves (8) |
| MYOSIN | Fibrous protein contributing to the process of contraction in muscles (6) |
| COLLAGEN | Tough fibrous protein, in skin say (8) |
| ELASTIN | Fibrous protein found in body tissues that are required to stretch (7) |
| ICARUS | Who used wings made of wax and feathers, and flew too close to the sun which melted his wings and he drowned in the Aegean (6) |
| FAUNS | They have hands and hooves |
| CARIBOU | Animal with antlers and hooves |
| PIPESDOWN | Makes a conduit for feathers and puts a sock in it (5,4) |
| CHANGEDDOWN | Ruffled one's feathers and put it in a lower gear (7,4) |
| WEARSDOWN | Dresses in feathers and fatigues (5,4) |
| DOWNTHEHATCH | Bandaged by feathers and straw, that man in good health (4,3,5) |
| BEARDOWN | Carry feathers and close in (4,4) |
| PARROT | Tropical bird with a hooked bill, brightly-colored feathers and webbed feet with (2) toes pointing forward and (2) toes pointing backwards / one who mechanically repeats the words or acts of others wi |
| MASON | A. E. W. -; author of The Four Feathers and the Inspector Hanaud novels including At the Villa Rose and They Wouldn't Be Chessmen (5) |
| AHEART | "A brain of feathers, and -- of lead": Pope |
