| PINEMARTENS | Musteline mammals of northern European and Asian coniferous woods, having dark brown fur and a creamyyellow 'bib' (4,7) |
| OTTER | Freshwater carnivorous mammal having dark brown fur (6) |
| GREENMONKEY | West African animal, Chlorocebus sabaeus, with greenish-brown fur and a dark face (5,6) |
| DOVERSOLE | Delicate flavoured flat fish, Solea solea, with brown mottled skin and a cream underside (5,4) |
| ECLAIR | Clear liquid around one - and a cream-filled cake (6) |
| AZALEA | Unlimited hazy beer and a cream (6) |
| SEEDERS | Some plants in coniferous woods, we hear |
| XHOSA | African cross about wood having a hole in it (5) |
| CLOAKS | Semi-clad with wood, having various final coats (6) |
| FIREDON | Attacked by the wood, having done wrong (5,2) |
| SUCCEEDER | I follow vocal instruction to extract sap from coniferous wood? |
| CHOCOLATEBOX | Type of idyllic landscape having dark brown evergreen tree (9-3) |
| BOSPORUS | The ---, a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara (8) |
| SCANDINAVIAN | Relating to a group of northern European countries that includes Denmark, Norway and Sweden (12) |
| SKUNKS | American animals with black and white striped fur and a bushy tail that emit a smelly liquid when threatened (6) |
| MOLE | A small, burrowing mammal with dark velvety fur and a long muzzle (4) |
| WALRUS | Mammal of northern seas having enlarged canine teeth and coarse whiskers (6) |
| WOLVERINE | Large musteline mammal of Eurasia and North America (Gulo gulo) also known as the glutton, carcajou and skunk bear (9) |
| POLECAT | Weasel-like musteline mammal of Eurasia and North Africa (Mustela putorius) also known as the fitchet and foumart (7) |
| BRUNETTE | One having dark brown hair |
