| RACCOONS | Nocturnal mammals native to North America noted for their ringed tails (8) |
| REDMAPLE | Tree of eastern North America noted for its scarlet autumn foliage (8) |
| LEMURS | Groups of mammals native to Madagascar, akin to the monkeys (6) |
| PANDAS | Large bear-like mammals native to China and Tibet with characteristic black and white markings |
| AARDVARK | Snouted, nocturnal mammal native to Africa (8) |
| RACOON | Nocturnal mammal native to North and Central America (6) |
| BACKSTAB | Cryptic indication of nocturnal mammals making attack sneakily (8) |
| MONGOOSE | Small terrestrial carnivorous mammal native to Europe, Africa and Asia (8) |
| RACCOON | Omnivorous mammal native to North America, with a distinctive ringed tail (7) |
| REDPANDA | Small mammal with a ringed tail resembling a raccoon, of the eastern Himalayas (3,5) |
| PIRANHA | A predatory fish, native to South America, noted for its aggressiveness and voracity (7) |
| BANDICOOT | Small, nocturnal mammal native to Australia |
| DAHLIA | A composite plant of the daisy family, native to Central America, noted for its showy flower heads (6) |
| COYOTE | A small wolflike canine mammal, native to North America (6) |
| GUATEMALA | Country of Central America, noted for its biodiversity (9) |
| ASPEN | Resort town in central Colorado, US, noted for its skiing |
| BIBLEBELT | Region of the US noted for its conservative values (5,4) |
| THREEMILE | And 21 Location of a nuclear generating station on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, US, noted for a partial meltdown in 1979 (5,4,6) |
| THREEMILEISLAND | Location of a nuclear generating station on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, US, noted for a partial meltdown in 1979 |
| ISLAND | Location of a nuclear generating station on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, US, noted for a partial meltdown in 1979 (5,4,6) |
