| PARCEL | Portion of land; or, one of the words for a group of penguins other than a waddle, huddle or creche (6) |
| HUDDLE | A dense crowd or jumble; an impromptu secret conference; a close gathering of strategising sports players prior to a game; or, a group of penguins or walruses (6) |
| BUSINESS | One of the words for a group of ferrets (8) |
| CRIB | Word for a wickerwork basket; a manger for fodder; an ox-stall; a cabin or a hovel; a child's bed or a baby's cot; or, a Nativity display or creche with a manger as a bed (4) |
| NURSERY | Preschool or creche; or, a place where plants are grown for sale (7) |
| COWER | Huddle or shrink in fear |
| CLUTTER | Huddle or mass (7) |
| NURSERIES | Can day-centres or creches be regarded as hothouses? (9) |
| PASTILLE | A cone or pellet of aromatics or herbs burnt as incense; a lozenge or sweet; or, one of the words for a crayon-like stick of pigment (8) |
| BASS | One of the words for a flax, hemp, jute or lime fibre bag for holding an angler's fish; a powerful sea perch with a brilliant silver body; or, from "low", the lowest part in music or the deepest male |
| FLIGHT | Tail of a dart; series of steps or canal locks; or, one of the words for a flock of doves or swallows (6) |
| BEVY | One of the words for a company of otters or roe deer, or for a flock of doves, larks, quail or swans (4) |
| WEDGE | Style of shoe with block heel; a word for a group of geese or swans in flight; or, a type of golf club for maximum loft in a bunker or trap (5) |
| DRUPELET | One of the words for each one of the small fruits forming a bramble, raspberry or other syncarp (8) |
| CARBONADE | A black diamond; or, one of the words for a stew of beef cooked in beer (9) |
| CARBONADO | A black diamond; or, one of the words for a stew of beef cooked in beer (9) |
| TRIO | On the pattern of solo, duo etc, a word for a group of three singers or instrumentalists; or, a piece of music written for them to perform (4) |
| WINDSLEEVE | One of the words for an airfield's drogue or sock indicating the strength or direction of the local breeze (4,6) |
| SEMPSTER | One of the words for a knight of the shears, sartor or tailor (8) |
| CORNETTO | One of the words for a woodwind instrument that shares its name with a brand of ice cream (8) |
