| ICHTHYOLOGY | Branch of zoology that deals with fishes (11) |
| OOLOGY | The branch of zoology that deals with the study of eggs, especially birds' eggs (6) |
| ORNITHOLOGY | Branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds |
| ENTOMOLOGY | Branch of zoology that studies insects, with the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder writing one of the first books on the subject (10) |
| HERPETOLOGY | Branch of zoology concerned with the study of reptiles and amphibians (11) |
| MYRMECOLOGY | Branch of zoology concerned with the study of ants (11) |
| ETHOLOGY | Branch of zoology concerned with the study of animal behaviour, especially in their natural habitats (8) |
| CETOLOGY | Branch of zoology concerned with the study of whales, dolphins and porpoises (8) |
| METAPHYSICS | The branch of philosophy that deals with first principles, especially of being and knowing (11) |
| DIAPERGENIE | Nursery item that deals with bum wraps* |
| MOCKINGBIRD | To Kill a ___ bestselling debut novel by Harper Lee published in 1960 that deals with race and gender issues in the American Deep South |
| HUFFINESS | Exceptional fun with fishes provoked resentment (9) |
| REELS | Fishing rod part right with fishes (5) |
| LOAVES | They're served with fishes in Matthew |
| NATURALIST | Turn tail as one is found in department of zoology (10) |
| ARISTOTLE | So-called "Father of Zoology" |
| WIZARD | Current head of zoology inspired by minor genius (6) |
| ANIMALS | From the Latin meaning "air, breath, life, soul" and described in a major Aristotelian treatise of zoology, organisms forming Earth's fauna (7) |
| PHONETICS | A branch of linguistics that deals with the study of the sounds or pronunciation of human speech (9) |
| GEODESY | The branch of science that deals with the measurement of the size and shape of the Earth (7) |
