| LAUGHINGHYENA | Familiar name for the sole extant member of the genus Crocuta |
| TUATARA | Only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizardlike diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand. |
| LEIPOA | Australian bird genus of the family Megapodiidae whose sole extant member is the malleefowl (6) |
| ACINONYX | Animal genus in the cat family (Felidae) whose sole extant member is the cheetah (8) |
| VARANUS | Type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae. |
| SKIPJACK | What is the common name for the tuna fish which is the only member of the genus Katsuwonus? (8) |
| GODETIA | More familiar name for the annual eucharidium of the clarkia genus (7) |
| TAP | A gentle knock; its sound; a faucet, spigot or valve for drawing beer or water; a Blakey or seg for the sole of a shoe; or, a bug, for spying (3) |
| HER | "But the dove found no rest for the sole of ___ foot" (Ge 8:9) |
| SUMACH | A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus). |
| LEAST | The ___ weasel is the smallest member of the genus Mustela |
| AGNATHAN | Primitive vertebrate whose extant members are the lampreys and hagfishes; from Greek, 'without jaw' (8) |
| BIGONE | Familiar name for the final WSOP event, with "the"* |
| DOWJONES | Familiar name for the company whose flagship publication is The Wall Street Journal |
| SANDAL | A half-shoe-like covering for the sole of a foot; a strap/thong for securing such a flip-flop, huarache or talaria; an ornate slipper; or, a rubber galosh (6) |
| HYENA | The laughing --, Crocuta crocuta, is a doglike mammal of Africa and S. Asia (5) |
| HOBNAIL | Protection for the sole of a heavy boot (7) |
| REDCARPET | Laid for the sole use of VIPs |
| ELOPE | Split for the sole purpose of uniting? |
| IMPALA | Median-sized African antelope also known as the rooibok, sole member of the genus Aepyoeros (6) |
