| WHITEFISH | General term for creatures such as cod, haddock etc (5,4) |
| FISHWIFE | Historically, a woman who sells cod, haddock etc |
| STANDOFFISH | Cold haddock etc displayed on this? |
| BATTERED | Ill-treated (as cod might be?) (8) |
| CODAS | As cod (anag) (5) |
| ARACHNIDS | Eight-legged creatures such as spiders and scorpions |
| ANTELOPES | Large creatures such as on ER 'B1s' 61001 and 61004 (9) |
| VAMPIRISM | The activities of fictional creatures such as Count Dracula (9) |
| BEESTINGS | Milk set out for creatures to drink |
| WINDSTORM | General term for a meteorological disturbance manifesting as a gale, hooley, hurricane, squall, tempest or other rapidly blowing, twining, venting or wandering stir of air (9) |
| ORANGUTAN | You join non-grata characters looking for creature (9) |
| SEAURCHIN | Look round posh home for creature under shell (3,6) |
| MARSUPIAL | One set up alarms for creature (9) |
| BOOMSLANG | Deride millennials' initial lingo for creature (9) |
| WARBABIES | General term for children conceived or born during a major military conflict (3,6) |
| PHENOMENA | General term for situations that are seen to exist but defy explanation (9) |
| WATERWEED | General term for an aquatic plant of the genus Elodea (9) |
| CELESTIAL | General term for asteroids, comets and meteoroids. |
| INSECTS | Creatures such as ants, flies and bees (7) |
| GAME | Hunted creatures such as beetle or cricket? (4) |
