| BRENTGOOSE | Dark-coloured, duck-sized water bird, Branta bernicla (5, 5) |
| GREBE | Duck-sized water-bird |
| GREYTEAL | A two-coloured duck (4,4) |
| BRENT | The ___ goose, Branta bernicla, is found in northern coastal regions (5) |
| MOORHEN | Medium-sized water bird without webbed feet (7) |
| RATHER | "Would you ___ fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck?" |
| NENE | Rare black-and-grey bird, Branta sandvicensis, that is also called the Hawaiian goose (4) |
| BARNACLEGOOSE | The European bird Branta leucopsis |
| LAKE | Medium-sized water body perfect for fishing |
| BLACKHERON | Dark-coloured African wading bird, Egretta ardesiaca; uses its wings to form a canopy when fishing (5,5) |
| AMPHIBOLES | Minerals of a group of dark-coloured rock-forming silicates (10) |
| CORMORANTS | Dark-coloured diving seabirds (10) |
| CANADAGOOSE | Branta canadensis, family Anatidae, introduced to Britain from North America in the 17th century (6,5) |
| SCIENTIFICNAME | 'Branta canadensis' for the Canada Goose: 2 wds. |
| BARNACLE | The -- goose, Branta leucopsis, has a black-and-white head and body (8) |
| BLACKSWAN | Australian water bird with dark-coloured plumage (5,4) |
| BLACKGROUSE | Dark-coloured game bird (5,6) |
| COPPERBEECH | Tree with dark-coloured leaves (6,5) |
| BLACKEYE | Dark-coloured facial bruise (5,3) |
| BROWNALE | Dark-coloured mild beer (5,3) |
