| EGRET | Hunting for nuptial plumes once endangered some types of this heron |
| ECOLI | Some types of this bacterium are toxic (1,4) |
| BALDEAGLES | Birds of prey that were once endangered |
| HEREUPON | At this, heron must circle the East, flying (8) |
| PRE | Prefix for nuptial or natal |
| HOE | Dutch, draw and onion are just some of the types of this gardening implement (3) |
| CHAPS | Batwings, Chinks and Armitas, for example, are types of this wardrobe item for cowboys |
| FINCH | This bird's name embraces several hundred species of small conical-billed, seed-eating songbirds. Some birds that are considered a type of this bird include canaries, cardinals, goldfinches, and sparr |
| SHOE | Mules and pumps are types of this article for wear (4) |
| YOGA | Hatha and ashtanga are among types of this system of exercises (4) |
| ORCHID | The man-made Shenzhen Nongke one of the rarest and priciest types of this plant |
| SCARF | A stole and tippet are types of this item of clothing (5) |
| REACHDOWN | Feel low, as every daughter in line heading for nuptials (5,4) |
| MARRIAGE | A grim era, sadly, for nuptials (8) |
| COLLIE | There are Rough, Smooth, Border and Shetland types of this breed of dog - Lassie was a Rough |
| SUNSCREEN | In July 2018, Hawaii became the first state to ban certain types of this because of its effect on coral reefs |
| SETADATE | Plan for nuptials |
| ALTARS | Sites for nuptials |
| ALTAR | Site for nuptials |
| DUCK | Eiderdown, the down feathers of the common eider -- which is a type of this bird -- are used in some quilts and pillows. In Pericles (act 3, prologue) is the following reference: "...the grisly north |