| NIDUS | A nest or breeding place; a centre of infection (5) |
| GRACE | The unmerited love and favor of God toward man / charm, loveliness or breeding |
| KENNELS | Boarding or breeding establishment for dogs (7) |
| ROOST | A hen house; the branch, nest or other perch of a sleeping bird; or, a group of fowls resting together (5) |
| EYRIE | Eagle's nest; or, a stronghold or house perched at a high altitude (5) |
| STORK | Delivery-bird in the nest - or kestrel (5) |
| DINK | Short word for a two-wheeled vehicle with a human for an engine; or, Scots dialect for a nest or swarm of ants, hornets, wasps or wild bees (4) |
| POACH | Rob the nest, or cook the contraband |
| STUDY | Breeding place you start to learn about |
| ABODE | Nest or lair |
| EMPTY | Word before nest or threat |
| NESTS | Birds' breeding places (5) |
| VESPIARY | Word, modelled on a term for a bee yard, for a nest or colony of wasps (8) |
| NIDE | A nest or brood of pheasants (4) |
| EAVE | Place for a nest or icicle |
| EGGS | Items in a nest or "clutch", associated with Easter (4) |
| BIKE | An engine- or human-powered two-wheeler for a spin or ride; or, a rarely used word for a bee's nest or hive (4) |
| BOWERBIRD | An avian nicknamed "gardener" or "stagemaker" for its courtship habit of constructing an elaborate nest or boudoir of colourful feathers, flowers, foliage, fruit, shells etc; or, by extension, a perso |
| TRAPDOOR | A secret hatch in a floor; the lid of a mygalomorph spider's silken nest; or, the final drop in a gallows scaffold (8) |
| LOOKOUT | A strategic point or place, such as a crow's-nest or watchtower, from which to make observations (7) |
