| EQUID | Member of a family of hoofed animals (5) |
| EQUIDAE | The family of hoofed animals that includes horses, asses and zebras (7) |
| SCION | Younger member of a family (5) |
| DOYEN | Senior member of a family or society (5) |
| HERD | Large group of hoofed animals (4) |
| TITAN | In Greek myths, any of a family of gods, the sons and daughters of Uranus and Gaia (5) |
| TRAPP | Surname of a family of Austrian singers in The Sound of Music (5) |
| OCHRE | A clay and one of a family of earthy pigments with sienna and umber; or, the brownish-yellow or ruddle-red colour thus produced (5) |
| ROEDEER | Small species of hoofed animal (3,4) |
| TAPIR | The opening song about power of large hoofed animal (5) |
| FINCH | Name of a family of birds that includes bramblings, linnets, serins and siskins (5) |
| AMATI | Surname of a family of Italian violin makers active in Cremona from about 1549 to 1740 (5) |
| TROGON | Member of a family of tropical birds, with a brilliant plumage and a short, hooked bill (6) |
| SWINE | Cloven-hoofed animals |
| DESIRO | A member of a family of Siemens diesel or electric units (6) |
| HORSE | Solid-hoofed animal with flowing tail and mane, the local Mallorquina breed is usually a solid black in colour (5) |
| RHINO | Massive herbivorous hoofed animal (abbr) (5) |
| CUCURBIT | A member of a family of creeping flowering plants that includes the pumpkin, cucumber, squashes and gourds (8) |
| HOMINID | Member of a family of primates (7) |
| ELAPID | Member of a family of venomous front-fanged snakes (6) |