| HEDGETRIMMER | Garden tool, when the bird's legs are squeezed |
| SHEARWATER | This bird's legs are placed far back on its body, which makes it an expert swimmer. It moves awkwardly on land. This bird also has long, tube-shaped nostrils on the top of its beak. To defend itself, |
| WINEPRESS | A press in which grapes are squeezed in making wine (9) |
| ORANGES | These are squeezed for their juice (7) |
| ADZE | Large chisel-like tool When you've solved the crossword, the letters on the shaded squares, reading left to right, top to bottom, spell a mystery word or phrase. |
| SWANSONG | As sung when the birds are on key? (4,4) |
| ASSUME | Suppose, when the birds are upset by (6) |
| CARHORN | Motorist's signal, when the bird is squeezed |
| EAGLES | Bird's legs roughly under the centre of it's beak (6) |
| SEAGULLS | Birds' legs Saul sorted out (8) |
| CABRIOLE | Ballet jump in which the calves of the legs are beaten together in the air; from French, 'caper' (8) |
| UTENSIL | Tool, when turned, let us in |
| WHISTLE | Signaling item, when the bird's tail is pulled |
| AXEL | Left with a tool when figure skating |
| ALLENKEY | Handy tool when assembling flat-pack furniture (5,3) |
| REDPEN | Common tool when giving feedback |
| LOOTED | Ed used this tool when he plundered (6) |
| ELBOWSTAND | Balancing pose in which the legs are held in the air |
| OWL | Put out when the bird got into bed (3) |
| BITTER | Resentful when the bird falls short (6) |
