| LOUSIER | Glamourise no mag because they are inferior (7) |
| IMPALAS | This writer's joining chum, because they are beasts (7) |
| MAMMALS | Seals are ___ because they are warm - blooded, have hair or fur, the females secrete milk for feeding their young, and give birth to live young |
| BIMODAL | They can jump far because they have ___ breathing which allows them to take in more oxygen via arachnid lungs and a tracheal system which increases the blood pressure in their hind legs |
| IGNORED | "Facts do not cease to exist because they are ___": Aldous Huxley (7) |
| SUBSIDE | Go down - because they are not the first team? (7) |
| SOSO | Most direct-to-video films are DTVs because they are this. |
| OCEAN | Cape fur seals are often referred to as the "dogs of the___" because they are playful and friendly |
| HEART | Seals are able to save oxygen when diving because they are able to slow down their ___ rate |
| DONALBAIN | In 2.4, Duncan's two sons have fled and are hiding because they are under suspicion for having killed Duncan. What is the name of the second son? |
| INDELICATE | “All great sages are [...] as ungracious and ____ as generals, because they are confident of their impunity” (Chekhov) |
| MESSY | For service personnel. Why? Because they are so untidy |
| COLLECTORSITEMS | Objects assembled because they are rare or beautiful (10,5) |
| CLEVER | One hundred get the prize we hear because they are smart (6) |
| ACCEPTABLE | Elect ABC, pa, because they are tolerable (10) |
| FEMALE | Wolf packs rarely have more than one ___ member, because they are extremely aggressive with each other |
| FAST | Takeaway meals or snacks are sometimes called ... food (because they are quick to buy) (4) |
| ABORTIVE | Are inferior diamonds I have failing to produce desired effect? |
| DOWNMARKET | Where to buy feathers that are inferior in quality? (4-6) |
| SECONDBEST | Poor bets placed on time are inferior (6,4) |
