| ARCHERFISH | Freshwater creature such as the Zebra -, which catches insects by spitting water at them (10) |
| RIGHTWHALE | Large sea creature such as the North Atlantic ___ and North Pacific ___ (5,5) |
| WATERNYMPH | A fabled creature such as the Naiad, Nereid or Oceanid of Greek mythology |
| MADAGASCAR | Animated comedy film franchise in which Marty the zebra is a leading character (10) |
| ALADEROBEE | Terrible ordeal, bitten by an insect by stealth |
| GINGERBEER | Reddish insect by river for a drink (6,4) |
| OKAPI | Mammal native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sometimes known as the 'zebra giraffe' (5) |
| RA | Which Egyptian male sun god gave birth to Shu (the air) and Tefnut (moisture) by spitting them out o |
| GANNET | Large seabird which catches fish by plunging into the water (6) |
| 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 |
| OSCULUM | Mouth-like aperture in creatures such as the sponge through which water is expelled (7) |
| EARLY | In the proverb, it is this kind of bird which catches the worm |
| SWALLOW | Bird with a forked tail that catches insects on the wing and spends the winter in tropical Africa, thousands can be seen in the skies over Mallorca during its spring and autumn migratory passage (7) |
| EEL | Freshwater creature likely to be eaten jellied by the residents of Walford (3) |
| 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) |
| BEEEATER | Colourful bird that is a summer resident of Mallorca and catches insects in the open sky (3-5) |
| ANTHEM | Insect by border heard at the end of BBC remembrance festival? (6) |
| NEWT | Creature, such as the eft (4) |