| MONAD | One bats at the top and the tail of cricket side |
| ATTICSALT | Wit observed in Room At The Top and The Ancient Mariner |
| TENTACLES | Giant African snail has 2 pairs of ___ on the head, one pair has eyes on top and the other pair is used for smell |
| INSOMNIAC | Batting very well, one bats without hint of anxiety - one's not out |
| MOTOWN | Which record label is associated with acts including Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops and the Supremes? (6) |
| LETTEROPENER | Paper knife used by a character, the number one bat (6,6) |
| ATHLETICAPPAREL | Gym shorts, yoga pants, tank tops, and the like |
| VAMPIRE | About to follow on, improvise with number one bat |
| NOCTULE | One bat, Len, out (caught) (7) |
| MANTICORE | Legendary Persian monster similar to the Egyptian sphinx, having the head of a man, the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion (9) |
| ARCTICCIRCLE | On top of the world, seeing ring below, putting a bit of it at the top and getting teacher's approval, in short |
| MERMAID | Marine creature with the head of a woman and the tail of a fish |
| COCKROACH | Creature with the head of a bird and the tail of a fish (9) |
| MULLET | Hairstyle in which the hair is short at the top and long at the back (6) |
| POLAR | Regions at the top and bottom of the world (5) |
| MERMAIDS | Imaginary sea creatures fabled to have the heads and upper bodies of women and the tails of fish (8) |
| SPOOLHEELS | Women's shoe parts that are wide at the top and bottom and narrower in the middle |
| NEWELS | Posts at the top and bottom of stairs (6) |
| TEMPO | See me at the top and in the rhythm (5) |
| ASCENT | Recognise one that's at the top and rising (6) |
