| BABOON | Any of the five species of ground-dwelling monkey comprising the genus Papio, found in dry regions of Africa and Arabia (6) |
| SUMATRA | Indonesian island which gives its name to one of the five species of extant rhinoceros (7) |
| BABOONS | Primates of the genus Papio with six species: Guinea, hamadryas, olive, yellow, Kinda, and chacma (7) |
| YORRELL | What is the common name of the Eucalyptus gracilis species of mallee found in dry regions of inland Australia and also known as snap-and-rattle or red mallee? (7) |
| MARMOT | Species of ground squirrel called a woodchuck in North America (6) |
| QUAILS | Shrinks with fear of ground-dwelling birds |
| PEAR | Any of the numerous rosaceous fruit trees comprising the genus Pyrus, especially the Eurasian P. communis (4) |
| MAKO | Either of the two species of fast-moving blue-grey sharks comprising the genus Isurus (4) |
| TIBET | Tailless mountain goat found in dry region (5) |
| DESSERT | Sweet sorghum primarily found in dry region (7) |
| STURTSDESERTPEA | Superstar tested cultivated Australian plant that grows in dry regions (6,6,3) |
| INNER | The higher scoring of the two rings of any of the five different coloured sections on an archery target (5) |
| RHINO | Informal name for any of five species of land mammal a" white, black, greater one-horned, Sumatran or Javan (5) |
| PLIE | Ballet movement based on a smooth bend of the knees that can be performed in any of the five basic foot positions (4) |
| DEER | Five species of this animal can be found in Cda (4) |
| CHACMA | Largest of the six species of baboon, native to southern Africa; Papio ursinus (6) |
| TOE | Any of the five digits of the human foot |
| OWLET | Young of a bird with five species in the UK, associated with wisdom (5) |
| CLASSIC | Any of the five principal races for three-year-old horses in Britain (7) |
| OWLS | Nocturnal birds with five species in the UK including barn, little and tawny (4) |
