| FITTEST | "Survival of the ___", term coined by the philosopher and biologist Herbert Spencer (7) |
| RISINGSUN | The Land of the ____ , term for Japan that derives from the Japanese word for the country (6,3) |
| INSATIATE | "An ____ lust of conquest transmutes manslaying into a virtue" (Herbert Spencer) (9) |
| WILLGODEEP | Like wide receivers, the philosopher and the scuba diver ___ |
| HEGEL | The philosopher and the man come together (5) |
| SPENCER | He coined "survival of the fittest" - sounds like Edmund, the poet |
| CLIMATE | Melting sea ice means more Pacific walruses are resting on land, further from their feeding grounds so the greatest challenge to the survival of the walrus is ___ change |
| NATURAL | Normal choice, survival of the fittest (7,9) |
| FACTOID | Term coined by Norman Mailer to describe facts which have no existence before appearing in a magazine or newspaper (7) |
| MUPPETS | Term coined by Jim Henson for his marionettes (7) |
| PLANETX | Term coined by Percival Lowell for a hypothetical world beyond Neptune |
| LINEOUT | Rugby term coined by league in Spain revealed (4-3) |
| RATRACE | Survival of the fittest |
| PASTEUR | French chemist and biologist (1822-1895) (7) |
| JUNGLE | Law of the -; derived from the laws and life codes of the wolves in the stories by Rudyard Kipling, an expression meaning "survival of the fittest" (6) |
| BLUEJAY | US singer's term coined for foul-mouthed radio presenter? |
| MENDOZA | ___ Line term coined after MLB player Mario had a sub-.200 batting average multiple times during league seasons |
| URBAN | The ___ development of nearby towns, shopping centres on water's edge, pollution and boats in the estuary is threatening the survival of the Knysna seahorses |
| ALEXANDER | ___ the Great, king of Macedon tutored by the philosopher Aristotle until the age of 16 |
| LEVANT | The ____ , term for the eastern part of the Mediterranean with its islands and adjoining countries (6) |
