| TARSIER | A tree-dwelling animal with large eyes and tufted tail found in southeast Asia |
| RUFFEDLEMUR | Tree-dwelling animal with a black and white coat; one of the biggest primates living in the Madagascan rainforests (6,5) |
| LEMUR | Wild mule has the right to become a tree-dwelling animal (5) |
| SALTWATER | ____ crocodile, large type found in southeast Asia and northern Australia (9) |
| SQUIRREL | With young known as kittens, a drey-dwelling animal with a red species native to Britain under threat by its American cousin (8) |
| SILVER | ___ pheasant, forest bird found in SouthEast Asia (6) |
| POSSUM | A tree-dwelling marsupial found in Australia and New Zealand (6) |
| BERYLOFMONKEYS | Gem owned by a tree-dwelling group? (3 wds.) |
| OWL | A nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes and a flat face (3) |
| NIGHTJAR | A nocturnal bird with large eyes and a distinctive call (8) |
| OWLS | Nocturnal birds of prey with large eyes and hooked beaks |
| ASS | An animal, like a horse, but with long ears and a tufted tail |
| COATI | Snouted, raccoon-like animal with a ringed tail, found mainly in Central and South America (5) |
| BUSHBABY | African primate with large eyes and ears (4,4) |
| DEADSEA | Extinct creature with no tail found in Asian lake (4,3) |
| SLOTH | Tree-dwelling animal whose fur gets tinted green with algae |
| LYNX | Wild cat with a short tail and tufted ears (4) |
| GNU | Animal with horns and a long tufted tail (3) |
| DIAMONDBEETLE | Weevil found in southeast Australia with metallic green and black patterns (7,6) |
| THESAURUS | Old reptile's tail found in the American reference book (9) |
