| AVICULTURE | Keeping birds, one caught cutting a bird of prey |
| WREN | This bird's name may refer to any of approximately 85 species of small, chunky, brownish birds; one of those species is Troglodytes troglodytes. In Macbeth (act 4, scene 2), Lady MacDuff says, "...for |
| AVES | Classical birds, one of which could be found in company of 10 (4) |
| AVIARIST | One keeping birds may pay RA a visit (8) |
| AVIAN | Of birds one put in vehicle after a start (5) |
| BRACT | Little devil that's caught cutting part of plant (5) |
| TOMCAT | Queen's consort caught cutting most of fruit |
| COCKERELS | Male domestic birds, one is used as the symbol of the municipality of Pollensa in north Mallorca (9) |
| AVIARY | A large enclosure for keeping birds (6) |
| HAWKS | Birds one sells like a pedlar (5) |
| WOMANISING | Chasing birds - one of them is in Government (10) |
| TWITCHER | Watcher of The Birds, one showing nervousness |
| PHLOX | Lots and lots of birds, one is told, flowering in bed (5) |
| GEHENNA | Low-down, keeping bird in a pit |
| TIMEPIECE | Watch, say, setter with prize, caught cutting ribbon? (9) |
| EMOTICON | Caught cutting ecstasy, say ? (8) |
| INSECT | Worker perhaps caught cutting small photograph? |
| DOLCE | Vita's partner caught cutting benefit (5) |
| AFRICANMARIGOLD | Caught cutting familiar dragon shaped tropical plant (7,8) |
| CAGE | Box-like enclosure for keeping birds or animals (4) |
