| OCELOT | A spotted cat |
| BLUECAP | A titmouse; a flame-like folkloric mine fairy; a one-year-old salmon with a spotted head; or, a Balmoral bonnet, hence a Shakespearean or colloquial term for a Scotsman (7) |
| DIE | A dado, plinth or other cubical part of a pedestal; a stamp for impressing coins or medals; or, from "dare to give/play", a spotted cube thrown in games of chance (3) |
| LEOPARD | Giraffes have a small hump on their back and have a spotted pattern similar to that of a ___. |
| TWISTER | A tornado; or, a game of contortionism on a spotted mat (7) |
| BILLIARDS | Indoor game played with a red, white and a spotted white ball and a cue (9) |
| CHEETAH | ___ print, a clothing pattern resembling a spotted wild cat's coat (7) |
| APPALOOSA | A breed of horse with a spotted coat, originally from America (9) |
| LADYBIRD | Esteemed by gardeners, a spotted insect after which a children's book publisher took its name (8) |
| GENET | Small cat-like African mammal with a spotted coat and long ringed tail; family Viverridae, several species (5) |
| HYENA | A spotted one might be spotted at the zoo |
| SNOOPY | He is a spotted white beagle who is Charlie Brown's pet dog and appears in Peanuts cartoons. In this dog's fantasy life, he plays a World War I flying ace whose nemesis is the Red Baron. |
| POLKA | A lively courtship dance of Bohemian origin from which a spotted pattern derives its name (5) |
| ROUSSETTE | A species of fruit bat or flying fox; the traditional name of French white Altesse wine; or, a spotted dogfish (9) |
| SNL | Sketch-comedy show on which Bowen Yang has portrayed a spy balloon and a spotted lanternfly, for short |
| THRUSH | Songbird having a brown plumage with a spotted breast (6) |
| MISTLETHRUSHES | Songbirds with a brown plumage and a spotted breast (6,8) |
| CIVET | Catlike carnivore with a spotted coat |
| DAPPLE | Horse with a spotted coat |
| PINTO | Be quietly into a spotted horse (5) |
