| WEEK | Sloths reside in a tree for up to a whole ___ without pooping (but when they do finally go, they ease on down to the ground) |
| HOLLOW | Crevice in a tree for a roosting owl (6) |
| NASH | Welsh dandy and self-styled "king of Bath", nicknamed Beau, whose mistress, Juliana Popjoy, is said to have lived in a tree for some 30 years (4) |
| AFFAIR | Football people stuck in a tree for unofficial match? |
| NAGA | A divine half-human, half-cobra being in Hinduism, said to reside in a resplendent jewelled palace (4) |
| OPERATE | A variation on Poe writings? A tear will be shed when they do that in the theatre (7) |
| DIVE | Their eyes seem small on land but when they ___, their eyes open wide, allowing them to see clearly even in the murkiest of waters |
| LIFESPAN | Scorpions have a long ___ and can live for up to 10 years in the wild and 25 years in captivity |
| CURRENCY | An authorised system of money circulating in a particular country; or, a word for up-to-dateness (8) |
| YOLKS | Sly, OK! But when they go out, they're yellow! |
| EVER | Fun fact: The sea sponge doesn't have a digestive system, so it lives its whole life without ___ pooping |
| MOLE | Ratty and Badger's companion in The Wind in the Willows whose friend Toad resides in a hall reputed to have been modelled on Mapledurham House, Berkshire (4) |
| HORSES | "The problem now, of course is; To simply hold your ...; To rush would be a crime; 'Cos nice 'n' eas |
| DIGIT | What to do to a whole (reportedly) number!? |
| PUNT | Do gamblers get a kick when they do? |
| STATUTORYSICKPAY | Benefit an employer must provide for staff having time off work due to illness for up to 28 weeks |
| UNDERWATER | Sea snakes surface for air every 30 minutes but some species can stay ___ for up to eight hours |
| IMMIGRATE | Come to reside in a country (9) |
| DESIRE | Wish to reside in a different way (6) |
| AMA | Sub-Reddit in which Channing Tatum talked about pooping outdoors in a blizzard |
