| SUNBEAR | Honey-eating animal with a crescent-shaped patch in its chest; the smallest member of the Ursidae family (3,4) |
| AIREDALE | A large, rough-haired, tan-coloured breed of terrier with a black, saddle-shaped patch covering most of its back (8) |
| MENISCUS | Lens with a crescent-shaped section |
| ULU | Knife with a crescent-shaped blade |
| BOSOM | Word for one's breast or chest; the heart area regarded as the locus of emotions; one's clasp, embrace or loving care; or, any protective centre (5) |
| RATEL | Honey-eating musteline mammal of Africa and S Asia (Mellivora capensis) (5) |
| CHILLIEST | Unwell one in chest the coldest (9) |
| IAO | Honey-eating bird |
| LEAST | The ___ weasel is the smallest member of the genus Mustela |
| PICCOLO | The smallest member of the flute family (7) |
| CHIVES | Smallest member of the onion family; a culinary herb served snipped with scissors in creamy sauces, |
| PUDU | Smallest member of the deer family, typically standing at a height of 13 to 17 inches; native to South America (4) |
| BEAR | Any of the eight living species of mammal comprising the family Ursidae, in the order Carnivora (4) |
| WESTINDIES | Region comprising a crescent-shaped group of islands in the Caribbean Sea including the Greater and Lesser Antilles and the Bahamas (4,6) |
| DONKEY | Smallest member of the horse family, once referred to by William Thackeray as a "cardophagus" (6) |
| CRONUT | Treat that's a hybrid between a crescent-shaped pastry and a ring-shaped pastry |
| SANMARINO | Smallest member of the Council of Europe |
| TUVALU | Second-smallest member of the United Nations, by population |
| JACKDAW | Smallest member of the crow family (7) |
| PET | Smallest member of the family, often |
