| SMOLT | Salmon making its first migration to the sea |
| OSPREYS | Birds that were extinct in England until the middle of the 20th century that are now visiting Norfolk whilst on migration to Africa (7) |
| ORIGAMI | Paperwork on migration to leave Thailand navy to be redone (7) |
| MONARCH | Butterfly that makes a remarkable 3,000-mile migration to Mexico |
| TURTLEDOVE | Dainty bird that is related to the pigeon, though it is on the brink of extinction in the UK, small numbers can occasionally be seen on Its summer migrations to Mallorca (6,4) |
| OMAN | Which country overlooking the mouth of the Persian Gulf just participated in its 11th consecutive summer Olympics since making its debut in the Games in 1984? (4) |
| MOON | What cow jumped over, making its cry to the North (4) |
| TARO | Flour material "making its way to the mainland" |
| INNOCENCE | Making its Australian premiere at the 2025 Adelaide Festival, what is the title of Kaija Saariaho's opera directed by Simon Stone? (9) |
| BANDIT | Outlaw group making its way to it (6) |
| SUNUP | Dawn on us, the verbal jest making its comeback (5) |
| BEACON | In the east, they find bacon is making its presence felt |
| IKEALIKEABILITY | A furniture company making its stores fun to visit? |
| KITE | ___ foil racing, sport making its debut at the 2024 Olympics |
| BMX | Freestyle ___ cycling is making its debut at the current Olympic Games. (1,1,1) |
| KARATE | Sport making its Olympic debut in Tokyo this month; its name is Japanese for "empty hand" |
| SENT | Making its way there |
| COASTER | Ship that could prevent schooner making its mark? (7) |
| TRIATHLON | Sport making its Olympic debut in Sydney in 2000 |
| ROMAGE | France has this old-style commotion making its cheese |
