| ZEIDAE | A family of fish in the order Zeomorphi. |
| EELS | Fish in the order Anguilliformes |
| CLUPEIDAE | Plaice due to migrate - a whole family of fish |
| SCULPIN | Large family of fish including bullhead (*unclips) (7) |
| BRILL | A species of fish in the turbot family (5) |
| POISSON | The distribution of fish in the Seine (7) |
| ALLY | Friend given a portion of fish in the end (4) |
| DEFINE | Clearly show outline of part of fish in the river (6) |
| DAME | From the Latin for "mistress of the household", word for a female ruler in its earliest sense, now a title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or a holder of the Grand Cross in the orde |
| SEA | "There are plenty of fish in the ___" |
| FINALLY | Associate follows part of fish in the end (7) |
| MYRIAD | Number of fish in the sea, e.g. |
| PLENTY | "There are ___ of fish in the sea" |
| OFFICER | In the Order of the British Empire, a member of the grade next below commander (7) |
| BEAR | Any of the eight living species of mammal comprising the family Ursidae, in the order Carnivora (4) |
| SKIMMER | Another name for a shearwater or a straw boater; a dragonfly in the order Odonata, often devoured by hobbies; a sieve-like slotted spoon; or, a speed-reader (7) |
| ELBE | Royal treatment: Mr. Elba, dashing actor who in 2016 chose his mum to escort him to Buckingham Palace to receive the honor of membership in the Order of the British Empire |
| BLUEBIRD | North American bird in the order of Passerines, used in the title of a famous Word War II song (8) |
| ONIONS | Matelote is a dish of fish in a sauce of wine and what? (6) |
| JELLIEDEEL | *Traditional English pub order of fish in a set stock |
