| CRITICALLY | Status in 2020 of the North Atlantic Right Whale which is on the brink of extinction ... |
| ENDANGERED | Status in 2020 of the North Atlantic Right Whale which is on the brink of extinction ... |
| 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) |
| COPEPODS | Marine munchies for the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale |
| BLUBBER | Thick layer of fatty tissue below the skin of a whale which is used as a source of oil (7) |
| CASHCOW | Club World Cup is the new--- , wrote media outlets in 2020 of a plan backed by Bernard Laporte (4,3) |
| ORCA | 1977 film about a rampaging whale which stars Richard Harris (4) |
| RORQUAL | Any of several species of large baleen whales, which includes the blue whale (7) |
| FEDCUP | Name, from 1995-2020, of the Billie Jean King Cup (3,3) |
| ABRAHAMLINCOLN | Mascot in jersey #16 who has the most overall wins (371 as of 2020) of the four main 16-Across competitors: 2 wds. |
| TEDDYROOSEVELT | Mascot in jersey #26 who has the least overall wins (138 as of 2020) of the four main 16-Across competitors: 2 wds. |
| ULNA | Name that one of the two bones of the forearm which is on the side opposite to the thumb (4) |
| CEDARS | Evergreen conifers, one of which is on the national flag of Lebanon (6) |
| EDGE | Is on the brink of being tried, generally (4) |
| WHOOPINGCRANE | Endangered bird in Wood Buffalo National Park which is on the Alberta/ Northwest Territories border: 2 wds. |
| NUNEATON | Town in Warwickshire which is on the River Anker (8) |
| YONDER | I have a second home in Nye which is on a small road which winds off into the distance (6) |
| LEDGE | At 50, you're on the brink of being left on the shelf (5) |
| PEACOCKSOFINSTAGRAM | Book by Deepa Rajagopalan which is on the current 2024 Giller Prize longlist: 3 wds. |
| BOWHEAD | The Greenland right whale with a lifespan of some 200 years or more, making it the longest-living mammal on Earth (7) |
