| SAENS | "Carnival of the Animals" composer Camille Saint-___ |
| SAINTSAENS | Carnival of the Animals composer |
| CELLO | Stringed instrument used to perform The Swan (Le Cygne) in The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens (5) |
| CARNIVAL | The ___ Of The Animals, suite by French composer Camille Saint-Saens (8) |
| SWAN | Bird in Saint-Saens' "The Carnival of the Animals" |
| OGDEN | 'Carnival of the Animals' poet Nash |
| ANIMALS | Work by composer Saint-Saens, Carnival of the ___ (7) |
| MACABRE | Danse ___, symphonic poem for orchestra by French composer Camille Saint-Saens (7) |
| SWANS | Mute -; portrayed by cello in Le Cygne by Camille Saint-Saens, birds subject to the annual ceremony of upping (5) |
| BADGER | Second-in-command of the animals in The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann |
| SNAKE | Sixth of the animals in the twelve-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac, next occurring in 2025 (5) |
| DEER | One of the animals depicted in the Reynard the Fox fables (4) |
| ETNEAN | Camille Saint-Saens, without Ms Callas, is, I suspect, typical of a European hothead (6) |
| EGYPTIAN | The -; popular name for Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 composed by Camille Saint-Saens (8) |
| DANSEMACABRE | 1874 orchestral work by Camille Saint-Saens |
| HELENE | One-act opera by Camille Saint-Saens |
| DRAGON | In Chinese culture, one of the animals of the zodiac; or, a traditional kite shape (6) |
| ZOIC | The ounce returns in charge of the animals (4) |
| ELK | One of the animals on the Michigan state flag |
| NAGS | Continually follows some of the animals treated by The Supervet (4) |
