| REDFOX | Carnivorous mammal, Eurasian in origin, with a long bushy tail |
| SQUIRREL | Rodent with a long bushy tail (8) |
| SAKI | South American monkey with a long bushy tail (4) |
| CHINCHILLAS | Small rodents with soft grey fur and a long bushy tail (11) |
| PINEMARTEN | Member of the weasel family with dark brown fur, yellow bib and long bushy tail (4,6) |
| BRIOCHE | A bread of French origin with a high egg and butter content (7) |
| CHICKENKORMA | A mild curry of Indian origin with a marinated white meat (7,5) |
| MANE | A long bushy head of hair (4) |
| LEONBERGER | A powerful breed of dog of German origin with a black face and webbed feet (10) |
| SHARPEI | Loose-skinned dog of Chinese origin with a frowning expression (4,3) |
| CELADON | Type of pottery of Chinese origin with a pale green glaze (7) |
| PILSNER | Beer of Czech origin with a notably hoppy flavour |
| REGGAE | Music of Jamaican origin with a strongly accentuated offbeat and prominent bass (6) |
| ANIMAL | A squirrel is a brown ___ with a bushy tail that likes to scamper through a city park |
| RACCOON | Mammal with a bushy tail ringed with black bands (7) |
| INCH | From the Latin for "twelfth part" and sharing its origin with "ounce", a measure equal to 1/12 of a foot (4) |
| SPECIES | Describes a wild rose of natural origin, with mostly single flowers (7) |
| GENESIS | Origin with which to start a good book? (7) |
| FLAG | An oblong, square or triangle of bunting as a vexillary emblem, ensign, signal or standard; a yellow iris; a bushy tail; or, from the Old Norse for "slice of turf", a flat slab or paving-stone (4) |
| SKUNK | American musteline mammal with a black and white coat and bushy tail (5) |
