| HIPPOS | "Poop-opotamus" romance: During their mating season, these heavyweight honchos spin their tails to hurl their turds at the objects of affection |
| SHED | Iguanas can ___ their tails to escape predators |
| SPRINGTOMIND | Even in other seasons these thoughts suddenly occur to one (6-2-4) |
| OUTLIERS | Rock groups find romance during tours abroad (8) |
| CARTHORSES | These heavyweights experienced harrowing times (10) |
| ONELINERS | Mitch Hedberg's "Is a hippopotamus a hippopotamus or just a really cool opotamus?" and "I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long," e.g. |
| FABRIC | "The ritual of marriage is not simply a social event; it is a crossing of threads in the ___ of fate. Many strands bring the couple and their families together and spin their lives into a ___ that is |
| KILKENNY | ___ cats, according to legend, these two cats fought until only their tails were left (8) |
| FEATHERS | Each year, after the mating season, the peacocks moult and lose their eye ___ on the tail |
| THE | A hotel is in utter chaos during deer mating season (3,3) |
| RUT | A hotel is in utter chaos during deer mating season (3,3) |
| BRAZILIAN | Style of 22, trimming tails to nail lizard by return (9) |
| AGNEW | Successor to H.H.H. |
| PORTSMOUTH | When rambling, sort out map (A to H) to show city (10) |
| ZIPPOS | Alternatives to Bics that become large water-dwelling African mammals if the first letter is changed to H |
| UNNATURAL | Affected return of mating season during annual manoeuvres (9) |
| INHEAT | Like animals during mating season |
| OVERDRESS | Wear tails to tea, say |
| NYLON | Pressmen, very formal, go in tails to get material (5) |
| HIRE | Rent his red tails to hell and gone (4) |
