| REDPOLL | Small finch with a distinctive bright forehead (7) |
| CROSSBILL | Small finch with a separate Scottish species (9) |
| SPARROW | Small finch-like bird such as the house ? or tree ? (7) |
| NETWORK | 1976 satirical drama starring Peter Finch with no soundtrack that was nominated for nine Oscars |
| LINNET | A finch with a reddish breast and forehead (6) |
| HUFFKIN | A traditional kind of Kentish bread roll, bun, muffin or teacake with a distinctive dimple, originally for a cherry or a spoonful of cherry jam (7) |
| CANARY | A mainly African finch with a yellowish-green plumage (6) |
| SEEDEATER | Small tropical finch with a conical bill |
| RAMSONS | Also known as wild garlic, a forager's plant with a distinctive scent often growing plentifully in blankets with bluebells from late April to May (7) |
| WARBLER | A songbird with a distinctive trilling song (7) |
| BRAMBLING | Northern Eurasian finch with a white rump (9) |
| TWITE | European finch with a brown streaked plumage |
| SISKIN | Eurasian finch with a yellow-green body and black bib (6) |
| PARROTCROSSBILL | Bulky finch with a parrot-like bill that feeds on conifer seeds (6, 9) |
| WHOOPER | A large migratory swan with a distinctive loud cry |
| STYLIST | Pen catalogue needed for one with a distinctive way of writing (7) |
| ADMIRAL | White ____, butterfly found in southern England with a distinctive delicate flight (7) |
| ODORANT | Substance with a distinctive smell (7) |
| DIANDRA | _ Forrest, African American supermodel with a distinctive appearance, caused by albinism (7) |
| RACCOON | Omnivorous mammal native to North America, with a distinctive ringed tail (7) |
