| TAWNYOWL | Hunting in woodlands by night and nesting or sleeping in tree holes by day, a nocturnal bird with an unmistakable call between dusk and dawn (5,3) |
| TAWNY | - owl; adapted for hunting in woodland, a nocturnal bird with an unmistakable call, Strix aluco (5) |
| BLOODOFDRACULASCLEATS | Film about "a football star by day, a vampire by night"? |
| SMEW | Small duck found in northern Eurasia, which nests in tree holes (4) |
| EPPING | ___ Forest, ancient woodland by London (6) |
| NIGHTJAR | A nocturnal bird with large eyes and a distinctive call (8) |
| IDALUPINO | Camberwell-born actress and director who starred opposite Humphrey Bogart in They Drive by Night and High Sierra |
| SIENNAMILLER | US actress whose films include American Sniper, Burnt, Mississippi Grind, Live By Night and The Lost City Of Z (6,6) |
| SIENNA | Live by Night and American Sniper actor, ---- -- Miller (6) |
| DARN | Repair holes by sewing (4) |
| LACERATING | Tearing string passed through holes by sailor |
| GOLFLINKS | Eighteen holes by the sea! (4,5) |
| BAIGNEUSE | It is a bathing cap, which corresponds to the "dormeuse," or sleeping cap. Originally a cap with a purpose, intended for sleeping or for bathing, it became part of a citizen's everyday wear with varia |
| NUTHATCH | Bird with blue and pinkishbuff plumage, typically spotted creeping up and down tree trunks in woodlands and gardens (8) |
| BARNOWLS | Known collectively as a stable and nesting in outbuildings, hollows or purpose-built boxes, silent-hunting birds with heart-shaped faces (4,4) |
| VIOLET | Word linking with dog/wood, hairy or sweet for three species of wild flowers found in woodlands and chalk grasslands; a symbol of modesty and faithfulness (6) |
| SESSILEOAK | Forming a natural canopy for bluebells in woodlands, an acornbearing tree native to Britain which is the national tree of Ireland (7,3) |
| MUSCARI | Botanical name for small blue flowers growing in woodlands and cottage gardens or planted in pots indoors, commonly called grape hyacinths (7) |
| OWL | A nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes and a flat face (3) |
| IBISES | Wading birds with curved bills, long necks and long legs and nesting in colonies |
