| MONOTREME | Creature such as the platypus |
| NEWT | Creature, such as the eft (4) |
| OTTER | Creature such as the fictional Tarka |
| MOTH | Nocturnal creature such as the Jersey tiger, eg (4) |
| RIGHTWHALE | Large sea creature such as the North Atlantic ___ and North Pacific ___ (5,5) |
| ARCHERFISH | Freshwater creature such as the Zebra ___, which catches insects by spitting water at them (10) |
| LUNGFISH | Elongated freshwater air-breathing creature such as the South American ___ or West African ___ (8) |
| CENTAURUS | Constellation symbolised by a mythical creature such as the one associated with Sagittarius, Chiron |
| SPIDER | Creature such as the white-bellied or long-haired ... ... , Ateles belzebuth, of South America (6,6) |
| MONKEY | Creature such as the white-bellied or long-haired ... ... , Ateles belzebuth, of South America (6,6) |
| WATERNYMPH | A fabled creature such as the Naiad, Nereid or Oceanid of Greek mythology |
| EELS | Aquatic creatures such as the conger and moray |
| ELVES | Magical creatures such as the traditional Pepper Minstix and Shinny Upatree (5) |
| OSCULUM | Mouth-like aperture in creatures such as the sponge through which water is expelled (7) |
| MAMMALS | The platypus belongs to class of animals called Mammalia also known as the ___ |
| ECHIDNA | The closest relative of the platypus |
| AUSTRALIA | The platypus can be found in the wild in ___ |
| BEANIEBABY | Patti the Platypus or Garcia the Bear |
| GLIDE | The head and body shape helps the platypus to ___ through water |
| DENSE | The fur of the platypus is more ___ than most other animals' fur |
