| TAWNYOWL | Britain's most widespread nocturnal bird of prey |
| OWL | Nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes (3) |
| BARNOWL | Any of several nocturnal birds of prey of the genus Tyto, family Tytonidae, especially the common T. alba (4,3) |
| OWLY | Like a nocturnal bird of prey (4) |
| OWLET | Young nocturnal bird of prey |
| EAGLEOWL | Large nocturnal bird of prey |
| ELFOWL | Small nocturnal bird of prey |
| SCOPSOWL | Nocturnal bird of prey that is resident in Mallorca, widely seen on the island it is distinguished by its electronic beeper-like call (5,3) |
| OWLS | Nocturnal birds of prey with hawk-like beaks and claws |
| BUZZARD | The UK's most common and most widespread bird of prey (7) |
| PANTHEIST | One who accepts the most widespread of beliefs |
| RIFEST | Most widespread fires raging at southern border of rainforest (6) |
| COMMONBLUE | The most widespread British butterfly of its colour-type (6, 4) |
| PAINTEDLADY | Most widespread of all butterfly species (7,4) |
| MACACA | Genus of monkeys, the most widespread primate other than man (6) |
| MAHAYANA | Most widespread form of Buddhism, chiefly practised in Tibet, China, and Japan; Sanskrit, literally, 'great vehicle' (8) |
| WHEAT | Worlds most widespread crop |
| LAR | World's most widespread gibbon |
| BUTEO | Bird genus to which the buzzard, Britain's most common bird of prey, belongs (5) |
| MOTTLEDOWL | Nocturnal bird of Central and South America of the family Strigidae |
