| PEREGRINE | - falcon; stooping to speeds of up to 242 mph, Earth's fastest bird and animal whose name derives from the Latin meaning "pilgrim" (9) |
| FERRET | Known collectively as a business, an animal whose name derives from the Latin meaning "little thief" (6) |
| SWIFT | One of Earth's fastest birds |
| MOTHERNATURE | Spiritual caretaker of plants and animals whose first word is a formal term for "mama": 2 wds. |
| CHEETAHS | Running at average top speeds of 70 mph, Earths fastest land animals (8) |
| TRANSONIC | Relating to speeds around that of sound (9) |
| MACH | - Number relates to speeds |
| PLOVER | Bird related to the lapwing whose golden species flying at speeds of up to 60mph was the inspiration for what was originally called The Guinness Book of Records (6) |
| OSTRICH | Roaming in African savannahs and running at speeds of up to 40 mph, the world's largest and heaviest |
| NEPTUNE | Planet with a storm or "Great Dark Spot" which is comparable in size to Earth and experiences wind speeds of up to 1,500 mph (7) |
| HARE | Boxing during courtship rituals in March, often depicted moon-gazing in art and reaching speeds of up to 50mph, Britain's fastest mammal (4) |
| CRESTA | - Run; toboggan track in St Moritz, descended head-first at speeds of up to 80 mph (6) |
| TSUNAMI | A seismic sea wave travelling at speeds of up to 500 mph (7) |
| DRAGONFLY | Travelling at speeds of up to 35mph and mating in a unique wheel formation, often on the wing, a "devil's darning-needle" such as an azure hawker, blue dasher, emerald, flame skimmer or green darner ( |
| NOTABOVE | Capable of stooping to |
| ORCAS | Marine mammals with a speed of up to 54 kph |
| CONCORDE | Name of a former jet airliner that was used for commercial travel at supersonic speeds of around 1,350 mph (8) |
| DESIGNING | Crafty, stooping to pinch shilling (9) |
| MONGOOSE | Male being shown bird and animal (8) |
| PIGPEN | Current doctor probing bird and animal shelter (6) |
