| SETT | The den or burrow of a badger (4) |
| HOME | Den or burrow |
| KENNEL | Word for a dog's house or hut that derives from the Latin name for said creature; a pack of hounds; or, the den or lair of a fox (6) |
| NEST | A bed of a being, bink of a bee, burrow of a badger or literal "sitting-down place" of a bird, built in the process of nidification; or, the brood occupying such a breeding ground (4) |
| HOLT | Term for a fortress/keep originally, later a dialect word for a grasp or grip; an otter's riverbank couch, den or lair; a refuge; or, from "twig", a copse, orchard, wood or wooded hill (4) |
| LAIR | A dragon, fox or wolf's den or "lying place"; or, the ground for a grave (4) |
| SNUG | A cosy den or small room (4) |
| SETTS | Patterns or basic "tiles" of tartans; or, burrows of badgers (5) |
| DENS | Tasmanian devil ___ are typically located in hollow logs, caves, or burrows |
| ROOM | Den or kitchen, e.g. |
| LODGE | A gatekeeper's house; small country dwelling reserved for seasonal skiing/ shooting trips; a beaver's den; or, the residence of a head of a college (5) |
| VIXEN | The female of an animal known collectively as a leash or a skulk, living in an underground den or "e |
| PORTHOLE | A lair, pied-a-terre, refuge, second abode, sanctuary, secret passage, smeuse or other burrow, den or hollow in which to run and hide or escape (8) |
| HOLDS | A word for grasps or grips; copses, hillocks or woods; orchards; refuges; or, couches, dens or lairs of otters (5) |
| RATELS | Members of a badger-like genus, akin to the gluttons (6) |
| RATEL | Cousin of a badger |
| WEASEL | Cousin of a badger |
| OTTER | Relative of a badger |
| ASS | Donkey, jackass or burrow (3) |
| RODENTS | They gnaw around or burrow tunnels outside (7) |
