| REDBREASTS | An eccentric breeds rats or birds |
| REDBREAST | Breed rats, perhaps, for Robin (9) |
| STRAIN | Breed rats for experimentation at home (6) |
| CRUMBS | Snack for rats or "rats!" (6) |
| DRIFT | A mass of snow or leaves, piled up by the wind; a large spread of daffodils, snowdrops or other flowering plants; a flock of cattle or birds; a heavy shower of rain/sleet; or, loose fluvioglacial or g |
| BUCKS | From an old word for "he-goats", the males of deer, hares, rabbits, rats or the first mentioned animals (5) |
| GNAWERS | Word for mice, people, rats or other animals distinguished by persistently biting or nibbling (7) |
| SCUTTLES | Word for the swift scurries of mice, moles, rats or voles; hatchways; trapdoors; or, from "dishes, platters, trays", fireside buckets for coal (8) |
| VERMIN | rats or mice |
| SINGLETON | Two rats or one? (9) |
| NATTERS | Another ten rats or rabbits |
| TRAITORS | How you might define it: rats or turncoats |
| FEATHER | The wake or wave caused by submarine's raised periscope; an item used to make a quill pen or part of a fletching; or, birds collectively (7) |
| SKATEBOARDERS | Seek bad rats, or in other words, those engaged in street sport (13) |
| WREN | Architect and scientist who co-founded the Royal Society; or, one of a "chime" or "herd" or birds (4) |
| CRESTS | From the Latin meaning "plume", showy tufts of feathers on helmets or birds' heads; cock's-combs; manes; or, the tops of waves or hills (6) |
| SQUEAK | A sound of a mouse or a pan of bubbling, frying colcannon; a rat or snitch; a pipe or whine; a single remark; a narrow escape; a jot; a bare chance; or, a feeble paper/local rag (6) |
| GAME | Term for wild animals or birds hunted for sport or food. (4) |
| FLOCK | Woolly stuffing for quilts and cushions; or, a group of sheep or birds (5) |
| SPOTTERS | General word for hobbyists or enthusiasts who enjoy observing things such as planes, trains, rocks or birds (8) |
