| RORQUAL | Species of baleen whale - blue, minke or humpback, for example (7) |
| WHALE | E.g. blue, minke or humpback (5) |
| BLUEWHALE | Common name for the most massive animal ever to have lived, a species of baleen whale weighing approximately 150 tons. (4,5) |
| ROSSSEA | Ocean region that is home to Antarctic minke whale, crabeater seal and leopard seal (4,3) |
| SEI | Type of baleen whale |
| KRILL | Small shrimp-like marine crustaceans of the order Euphausiacea: the principal food of baleen whales (5) |
| FINWHALE | Also called a razorback whale or common rorqual, this slender baleen whale is second in size to the blue whale. (3,5) |
| RORQUALS | Baleen whales in a group that includes minkes, humpbacks, razorbacks and blue whales (8) |
| BALEEN | Whalebone through which a humpback, minke, rorqual or other such cetacean filters plankton (6) |
| HUMPBACK | Baleen whale known for its elaborate courtship songs and displays. (8) |
| PLANKTON | Drifting microscopic marine organisms that are a major source of food for baleen whales (8) |
| AWALK | Simple having skinned minke whale at mismanaged zoo? (1,4,2,3,4) |
| INTHEPARK | Simple having skinned minke whale at mismanaged zoo? (1,4,2,3,4) |
| MAMMAL | Hedgehog or humpback, e.g. |
| DIET | Plankton, for a baleen whale |
| CETACEAN | A member of the order of aquatic mammals that includes the toothed whales and the baleen whales |
| WHALEBONE | Made of baleen plate (9) |
| ENABLE | Allow distribution of baleen (6) |
| WHALES | E.g. minke and baleen (6) |
| MINKE | Dark-colored baleen whale |
