| GRAYLING | Fish known as "The lady of the stream" (8) |
| BONEFISH | Exotic fish known as "The grey ghost of the flats" (8) |
| DOMINATA | As the lady of the house I held sway (dep.): ____ sum |
| JAMIELEE | _ _ Curtis, actress also known as The Lady Haden-Guest (5,3) |
| ROSEMARY | From the Latin meaning "dew of the sea", a shrub with aromatic needle-like leaves such as the Lady in White or Sissinghurst Blue that is a symbol of remembrance (8) |
| SEABREAM | Marine fish known as snapper in New Zealand (3,5) |
| TUNA | Fish known as the "chicken of the sea" |
| WATERHOUSE | Artist noted for paintings inspired by literature, mythology and Arthurian legend such as The Lady of Shalott, Ophelia, The Soul of the Rose, Windflowers and The Crystal Ball (10) |
| DORADO | S American freshwater fish known as the golden salmon (6) |
| BARRAMUNDI | Fish known as the Asian sea bass (10) |
| PIRANHAS | Fish known for feeding frenzies |
| NIGHTINGALE | Founder of modern nursing known as the Lady with the Lamp; or, a bird used as a personification or metaphor in an ode by John Keats (11) |
| FLORENCENIGHTINGALE | English nurse known as 'the Lady with the Lamp' (8,11) |
| LANCELOT | The Lady of the Lake kidnapped him |
| HYACINTH | Any hitch disorientated the lady of the house speaking? |
| EDITHMACARTHUR | Scottish actress best known as the Lady Laird in Take The High Road (5,9) |
| LAMP | Florence Nightingale was known as the Lady with this illuminating device |
| SCUP | A fish known as a porgy (4) |
| EEL | Fish known as unagi in sushi restaurants |
| REDMULLET | Food fish known as un rouget in French |
